LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 49Th Oklahoma Legislature First Session – 2003

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 49th Oklahoma Legislature First Session – 2003

OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

From: Carolyn McCoy & Lesa Jolly-Borin

Friday, March 21, 2003

Highlights This Week:

Tuition Increase Measure Sails Through Senate By Jeff Packham - Staff Writer

(GIT) Just one day after the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the tuition cap removal bill, the full Senate took up the measure and passed it with little debate.

HB 1748, by Rep. Bill Nations, D-Norman, and Sen. Mike Morgan, D-Stillwater, would enlarge the distribution of the annual report by the State Regents for Higher Education to the governor and speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate. The report and actions taken in regard to fee schedules for the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for the current academic year would also be distributed to the minority leaders and education committee chairs of both houses of the Legislature.

The annual report would include data on the impact of any tuition or fee increases on the ability of students to meet the costs of attendance, enrollment patterns, availability of financial aid and any other data considered relevant by the State Regents, the bill states.

The measure would strike specification of tuition credit hour rates and fees in existing language. The Regents would be authorized to establish resident and non-resident tuition rates and mandatory fee rates for undergraduate and graduate instruction not to exceed the average of certain like-type state- supported institutions of higher education, as determined by the Regents.

The Regents' current criteria to authorize increases in tuition rates would be replaced with a requirement to "balance the affordability of public higher education with the provision of available, diverse and high-quality learning opportunities." The Regents would also "give consideration to the level of state appropriations, the state economy, per capita income, cost of living, the college-going and college-retention rates, and the available of financial aid in Oklahoma."

Any mandatory fees established as needed would not exceed the actual costs incurred. Any increase in tuition rates should demonstrate a reasonableeffort to increase need-based financial aid. If passed, the bill would revoke the power of an institutional governing board within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to establish or increase fees. Government operations and agency oversight would also be included as requiring notification in writing prior to any establishment or increase of fees in a state institution.

Everyone who spoke about the measure during the Senate Appropriations Committee the day before was in favor of the bill, and Thursday the only two who discussed it on the floor were in opposition. Sen. Kenneth Corn, D-Poteau, said he had been asked by many constituents about his no vote the day before, and he wanted to explain why he would be voting no again.

He said his reasons were based on the philosophical system of government. He said the country was founded on the concept of not allowing one person to have control. Corn said when the Legislature passed poor legislation they were informed by their constituents, which would not be the case with this legislation.

"When we make the wrong decision, they know who to call," Corn said.

The Regents for Higher Education would not receive those phone calls from constituents complaining about high tuition rates and fees. Corn said the measure was being touted as taking the politics out of tuition increases, but it instead allowed the Legislature to remove themselves from that accountability.

"I'm not against education," Corn concluded.

Sen. Jim Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, said the reason for the removal of the cap was to allow institutions to have tuition rates similar to those at other universities and colleges. He said meeting averages was a poor reason for a tuition hike and it should be more directly related to costs and needs.

Reynolds said there was talk of regional averages, but he said Oklahoma needed to use more information in making those comparisons.

As for affordability, Reynolds said there was a study in which Oklahoma graded a C in affordability. He said this measure would affect middle-income, hard-working families that would not be able to afford entrance to institutions of higher education.

"It will affect students going to college," Reynolds said.

The bill and emergency passed 32-9.

Chancellor Paul G. Risser applauded the passage of the bill, which now goes to the governor's desk. He said it was a landmark measure that would help all of the state's institutions of higher learning.

"This is truly an historic day for Oklahoma higher education," Risser said. "By allowing our public colleges and universities the flexibility to set their own tuition and fee rates, the quality instruction and services to which our students have become accustomed will continue, resulting in more college graduates in the workforce and a better quality of life for all Oklahomans."

The Senate will reconvene Monday at 1:30 p.m.

OSU Medical Faculty Adds Internist, Pediatricians From OSU

(TULSA) An internal medicine physician and two pediatricians have joined the faculty at the Okla- homa State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Rhonda L. Casey, D.O., joins the medical school as assistant professor of pediatrics. She is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatricians and completed her internship and residency at Tulsa Regional Medical Center. She graduated from the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996. Casey has been a clinical associate professor at both the college and at Oklahoma University College of Medicine.

Lisa Lynn Crawford, D.O., has been appointed associate professor of pediatrics. Board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatricians, she was in private practice and served as Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Providence Medical Center, Waco, Texas. She is a 1996 graduate of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Board certified internal medicine physician Randall S. Reust, D.O., a 1994 graduate of the OSU Col- lege of Osteopathic Medicine, has been named assistant professor of internal medicine. He was Intern of the Year, Resident Teacher of the Year, Resident of the Year, and recipient of the James D. Ed- wards Excellence in Internal Medicine Award. Reust, who has a special interest in management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus, was a hospitalist with Warren Clinic, based at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa and Bartlesville, before joining OSU.

Lottery Gaining Momentum on Both Sides of Aisle By Jeff Packham - Staff Writer

(GIT) Future amendments may be the key to the outcome of the education lottery bill as Gov. Brad Henry said the current form of the bill may not be the final version that becomes law.

Henry said after the education lottery bill passed the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday (see related story) he was pleased with the progress of the bill, but there could be more tinkering with the language with at least two more votes left on the measure.

According to Henry, there were still ongoing discussions involving questions and proposals involving HB 1278, by Rep. Ron R. Kirby, D-Lawton, and Sen. Cal Hobson, D-Lexington, which calls for a vote of the people to establish the "Lottery for Education Act."

Among those who had proposed changes was Rep. Wayne Pettigrew, R-Edmond, who had submitted a list of requested changes prior to voting for the bill in the House. After a gentlemen's agreement on amending the measure in the Senate, Pettigrew switched what had previously been a no vote into a vote in favor of the bill.

Pettigrew turned in seven amendments that he wanted inserted into the bill in order to make it a good bill for all of Oklahoma. Among those proposed amendments were the following:

* to provide the same standard for sale of a lottery ticket to a minor as is currently in statute for sale of alcohol or tobacco to a minor and to remove language allowing adults to purchase lottery tickets for minors;

* to set a definitive percentage of lottery net proceeds that must go for educational purposes;

* to set defined percentages in statute of the percentage of net proceeds going to education that is allocated to educational programs, including at least 50 percent going toward common education, 5 percent each for the School Consolidation and Assistance Fund and the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System, and the remaining percentage going toward higher education and the CareerTech system;

* to provide that if any court of binding jurisdiction in a final unappealed decision, rules that the enac- tion of a lottery opens up the state to other forms of Class III gaming that the lottery law shall cease to have the force and effect of law;

* to specify the Oklahoma Lottery Commission may only determine what types of "lottery" games may be offered and not what types of Class III gaming are to be offered;

* to provide that no contract shall be allowed with any vendor in which a public official has a direct or indirect ownership of 10 percent or more; and

* to add language to allow churches, civic clubs, schools and other qualified organizations to conduct charitable lotteries or raffles so long as the organization directly conducts the raffle and no compensation is paid to any member of the organization.

Pettigrew said four of the seven changes were in the bill and the percentages were actually changed more in a direction he favored, which was more than he had hoped for. He said he was pleased with the changes despite not getting everything he had requested.

"I'll vote for it because they kept their promise," Pettigrew said. "They exceeded their promise."

One of the proposed changes that did not occur was the insertion of "indirect" language related to vendors and public officials. Pettigrew said Rep. John Nance, R-Bethany, had originally noticed this and pointed it out to Pettigrew.

According to Pettigrew, the proposed language would match sections dealing with members of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission. He said public officials should be held to the same rules as Commis- sion members.

Another proposed change that did not make it into the committee substitute was the authorization for churches and other organizations to conduct lotteries or raffles under certain circumstances. Pettigrew said he believed many churches would not be opposed to the bill if this language was inserted into the measure.

One legislator who has lobbied for allowing raffles is Sen. Frank Shurden, D-Henryetta. He said he was disappointed that the amendment did not appear in the committee substitute. Shurden, who has a bill that would allow raffles for various organizations, said this was an issue of great importance in his district.

"That's one of my main deals from back home," he said.

According to Shurden, many entities such as Ducks Unlimited and fire organizations were in support of that language. He said inserting that amendment would gain support for the lottery bill.

Shurden also said he had concerns related to the percentage of proceeds benefiting education. He pointed to the amendment he had inserted in the trailer bill. Shurden required that 100 percent of the trust fund money would be appropriated to common education when SJR 22, by Hobson, was passed from the Senate.

4 Shurden said at the time the education lottery was being touted as a bill that would support common education, and that was what it should be. He added he supported 100 percent of the money to benefit common education schools instead rather than some proceeds going to higher education.

"They've (higher education institutions) got ways of raising money that the common schools don't," Shurden said, adding he would consider inserting changes to the lottery bill when on the Senate floor. "I may attempt that on the floor."

Pettigrew was not the only supporter of the lottery bill that was encouraged by the amended language. Rep. Terry Ingmire, R-Stillwater, was one of three House members to change their vote (Pettigrew and Rep. Bill Case, R-Midwest City, were the others) after the measure originally failed.

Ingmire said the changes in the committee substitute were the same as had been promised as part of negotiations that occurred between the first and second votes in the House. Ingmire said he gave the new leaders of the Senate and governor's office the opportunity to make good on their promises.

"Until someone gives me a reason not to trust them, I believe their word is good," hr said. "It seems like they kept their word."

Ingmire supported the same changes as Pettigrew and he also supported Shurden's raffle amendment. Ingmire said legal staff had informed him the raffle language would not open up Class III gaming any more than other language in the bill.

Ingmire said sending the measure to a vote of the people was not a moral issue. He said he voted against the bill originally due to the lack of attention given to the bill on the floor. He said questions had been cut off prematurely, which forced him to vote against the bill.

Discussions began after the original vote, Ingmire said, and promises were made to allow for several amendments. He said the lengthy discussion of the measure prior to the second vote was just as important as the amendments.

"That's how the process should work in legislation like this," he said.

With the changes in place, Ingmire said that, while the bill was not perfect, it was good enough to make it through the process. He said there had been enough changes for him to maintain his stance once the bill came back to the House.

"If it were to stay in that form, I would be supportive of passing it on to a vote of the people," Ingmire said.

With amendments or not, the measure has made it through several votes, including Tuesday's consideration in the Senate Finance Committee. Henry said the votes in committee were votes for the people.

"Oklahomans have said loud and clear that they want an opportunity to vote on this important issue," Henry said. "The committee vote is a victory for the people and a victory for public education."

Sen. Angela Monson, D-Oklahoma City, carried the bill for Hobson in the committee and said there were numerous safeguards built into the legislation to ensure protection for education.

5 "I think one thing we've got to stress is that the education lottery money is earmarked for education and those funds cannot be used to replace existing education funds," Monson said. "This proposal would ensure real additional dollars for public education."

Hobson said he was encouraged by the bipartisan support for the bill as six Democrats and two Repub- licans voted to pass the measure. Hobson said he anticipated a similar vote when the education lottery bill was heard on the Senate floor.

A timeline has yet to be established as for a vote on the education lottery in the Senate, but Henry said he supported a quick vote. He said he wanted to ensure all questions were answered, but the lottery could be passed as quickly as possible.

Lottery Bill Advances Through Senate Finance Committee By Jeff Packham - Staff Writer

(GIT) The much-anticipated Senate committee vote on the education lottery bill occurred without any debate as the Senate Finance Committee passed the measure on Tuesday.

CS for HB 1278 as amended, by Rep. Ron R. Kirby, D-Lawton, and Sen. Cal Hobson, D-Lexington, calls for a vote of the people to establish the “Lottery for Education Act.” The first amendment was on page 23, line 17, by inserting the phrase “to any person” after the word “or” and before the word “related.” The second amendment did the same on page 28, line eight. The third amendment was on page 25, line 17, by changing the percentage from 5 percent to 2 percent (see related story).

Sen. Angela Monson, D-Oklahoma City, said the lottery bill would not be used for any areas beyond education, and there were adequate safeguards in the measure to ensure the commitment of the funds.

“This is an education lottery,” Monson said.

Gov. Brad Henry attended the meeting and said there were three main points to the bill. The first point was the bill allowed the people to vote on the lottery. He said a legislative referendum was better than an initiative petition as the Legislature would be able to influence the language.

“We maintain some control over it,” Henry said.

The second point was that, while past proposals had failed to earmark the money to specifically be used for education, the lottery bill would definitely be used for education only. Henry added there was a second trailer bill, SJR 22, that had already passed the Senate. SJR 22 would put the requirement into the state constitution.

Henry said the third point related to concerns that the lottery would open the door for Class III gaming. He said if a judge interpreted the language to allow for Class III gaming, then the lottery would automatically be null and void.

“It’s what we call the self-destruct provision,” Henry said.

The bill passed 8-5 with no debate. The aye votes included Sens. Gilmer Capps, D-Snyder; Jay Paul Gumm, D-Durant; Mike Johnson, R-Kingfisher; Robert Milacek, R-Enid; Monson; Jeff Rabon, D- Hugo; Ben Robinson, D-Muskogee; and Dick Wilkerson, D-Atwood.

6 The no votes came from Sens. Cliff Aldridge, R-Midwest City; Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City; Kenneth Corn, D-Poteau; Mike Fair, R-Oklahoma City; and Kathleen Wilcoxson, R-Oklahoma City. Excused from the vote were Sens. Kevin Easley, D-Broken Arrow; Charles Ford, R-Tulsa; and Bruce Price, D-Hinton.

Women in Communications Group to Offer Scholarships From Women in Communications

(OKLAHOMA CITY) The Oklahoma City Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is accepting applications for scholarships to be given to Oklahoma women pursuing a communications-related degree from Oklahoma two- and four-year universities. The awards range from $500 to $1500 and will be presented at AWC’s annual Bosses Breakfast on Tuesday, May 13 in Oklahoma City.

The winners will be chosen from a field of applicants based on aptitude, interest in a communications career, academic standing, financial need and demonstration of community service and extra- curricular activities.

An application can be downloaded from www.okcawc.org or you can request one be mailed or faxed by calling Debbie Anglin at (405) 848-8989. All applications must be submitted by April 4. Materials should be mailed to: Debbie Anglin, Public Relations LAB, 1140 NW 63rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73116.

The AWC scholarships are made available through funds raised at the group’s annual Byliners Awards, which honored the accomplishments of six outstanding Oklahoma women in February.

AWC champions the advancement of women across all disciplines by recognizing excellence, promot- ing leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era.

Senate Committee Hears Plan to Bring Industry, Jobs to State By Erin Israel

Staff Writer

(GIT) The Senate Aerospace and Technology Committee heard plans that would bring the aerospace industry to Oklahoma.

After the space shuttle tragedy, there have been big questions posed to the aerospace industry. The main questions are how it happened and what the event means to the industry. Answers to how it happened are still not answered, but the aerospace industry does not seem to have suffered as a result.

Republic Aerospace Corporation presented its plan for aerospace development in Oklahoma.

Dr. Wayne Walker, president and C.E.O. of the company, told the committee the company plans to move to Oklahoma. Republic Aerospace Corporation will open two sites in the state, one in Burns Flat and the other at a location that would be easily accessible to Oklahoma's colleges and universities.

Walker said the company projects that, within the first three years, the sites could bring roughly 200 jobs to Oklahoma. He projects that after five years the company could create as many as 1,200 new jobs to the state. He said the jobs' pay would reflect industry standards.

7 Walker told the committee the company would seek those engineers coming from Oklahoma schools to fill positions. He said one of Oklahoma's selling points was its engineering programs.

Another selling point for Oklahoma, Walker said, was the company could receive up to 69 percent of its taxes back through tax incentives.

Republic Aerospace Corporation would develop and assemble aircraft in Oklahoma. Walker said all aircraft would be assembled at the Burns Flat location.

The company would develop aircraft for the government, and it would launch satellites into orbit. An astronaut training facility would also be located at the Burns Flat location.

Walker said plans are already in motion. He said company representatives are on their way to Okla- homa. "In fact," he said, "I just sold my house yesterday."

Quartz Mountain Land Donations Create Natural Area From State Regents

(LONE WOLF, Okla.) Officials from the Quartz Mountain Arts & Conference Center & Nature Park have announced the newest addition of private land to the park’s recently designated Baldy Point Natural Area.

The 60-acre property was purchased by the Access Fund of Boulder, Colo. and donated to the State of Oklahoma for preservation and management as a part of this scenic park in southwest Oklahoma.

The land was purchased from Dr. Suzy J. Spradlin of Oakland, Calif. Spradlin is the daughter of long- time Mangum, Okla. residents Ted and Margaret Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, both deceased, owned a considerable amount of land west of the park.

Spradlin inherited the property and has worked with the Access Fund since 1999 to save the pristine land as part of the park. A previous 60-acre donation by the Access Fund in 2001 transferred the popu- lar rock climbing area known as Baldy Point to the state. The latest donation includes the beautiful Cedar Valley area lying east of the peak.

“We’re certainly very appreciative of the contributions made by the Access Fund and Dr. Spradlin to the future of this park,” remarked Dr. Terry Mosley, executive director of the facility. “Thanks to their generosity and vision, many new recreational and educational opportunities will be available for our guests.”

Last July, the park received a separate donation of 160 acres of land from James J. Dunnam of Seattle, Wash. That property, which includes a sizeable part of Quartz Mountain, adjoins Baldy Point and Ce- dar Valley to the east. Together, the three properties amount to 280 acres of contiguous, wilderness- like land, which has been designated by the park as the Baldy Point Natural Area. The property will be managed as a day-use area for the purposes of hiking, climbing, nature observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation.

“This is truly one of the most magnificent natural areas in Oklahoma,” said Steve Kemp, park manager. “We’re excited about protecting this valuable resource and providing the public with some very unique outdoor experiences.”

8 Kemp and his staff recently submitted a proposal to the Oklahoma Recreational Trails Program seek- ing grant funding for the development of the Baldy Point Natural Area. The comprehensive plan includes the construction of several miles of primitive hiking trails on the property.

Others contributing their services to assist with the donation included Kathy Menz, president of Land Run Escrow and Title Services, Inc. of Mustang, Okla. and Phil Olson, attorney at law, of Altus, Okla.

Quartz Mountain Arts & Conference Center & Nature Park is located on Highway 44A, approximately 20 miles north of Altus.

Physics Professor Receives UCO Distinguished Scholar Award From UCO

(OKLAHOMA) Dr. Wei R. Chen, associate professor with the Department of Physics and Engineer- ing at the University of Central Oklahoma, has been selected by the UCO American Association of University Professors (AAUP) as this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award.

A ceremony to honor Chen and his accomplishments will take place at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the College of Business Administration’s Business Room 108.

At this event, UCO students, faculty, staff, and the general public can view his presentation on “Treatment of Metastatic Tumors Using Synergistic Effects of Laser-Tissue Interaction and Immu- nological Stimulation.”

The UCO AAUP Distinguished Scholar Award was created in 1980 for the purpose of recognizing scholarly activity at the university. Recipients are nominated by colleagues and are evaluated by a committee representing all academic colleges in the university.

This year’s UCO Selection Committee included Dr. Jim Bidlack, professor of Biology; Dr. Amy Car- rell, professor of English; Dr. Doug Getzoff, professor of Theatre Arts; Dr. Arnell Johnson, associate professor of Finance; and Dr. Candy Sebert, professor of Occupational and Technology Education.

One award recipient is selected each year, and Chen now joins the ranks of 23 outstanding professors who have been honored annually by this award.

“The past several years at UCO have been an exciting and challenging time for Dr. Chen in the two most important areas of his academic career: research and teaching,” Bidlack said.

Throughout the past 10 years, Chen has conducted research in laser cancer treatment, laser tissue welding, biomedical cancer imaging and cancer chemotherapy treatment. As Principal Investigator since 1999, he has received six research grants, 2 external and 4 internal awards in excess of $800,000.

During the past five years, he has published 24 refereed articles in scientific journals, including Cancer Research, The International Journal of Cancer, Cancer Letters, Applied Optics, and Cancer Investiga- tion.

He also has published more than 30 conference proceeding papers, including 10 invited papers. Chen has focused his efforts particularly on a biomedical engineering approach to search for a cure for metastatic tumors.

9 Together with collaborators, Chen developed laser immunotherapy, a novel method for cancer treatment using a laser, a laser-absorbing dye and an immunoadjuvant. This method has shown promising results in pre-clinical studies.

Currently, Chen is working diligently for the further development of this method, and he is hoping it will become an effective clinical tool to fight cancer.

Chen stays active in the research community, as well. For the past several years, he has served as an organizer for 16 international conferences in the field of Laser Tissue Interactions and Biomedical Op- tics—eight in United States, six in China, one in Russia and one in England.

In the past five years, 13 UCO graduate and undergraduate students have worked in Chen’s lab on various research projects, and many have published research papers. Developing a new Biomedical Engineering program at UCO since 1999 is another task Chen has taken on.

With the support of the Department of Physics and Engineering, the College of Science and Mathe- matics, and the University of Central Oklahoma, Chen has devoted significant efforts toward establishing the biomedical engineering (BME) program.

In the Fall of 2001, UCO started the first and the only undergraduate BME program in the State of Oklahoma. Serving as the program director, Chen has helped design the curriculum, and has developed and taught the new biomedical engineering courses.

This new program has attracted a number of very bright students. In 2003, UCO will graduate the in- augural Biomedical Engineering class, two years ahead of schedule. Chen said he believes the field of Biomedical Engineering holds great promise for students and for the biotechnology industry in the State of Oklahoma.

Chen has been working on the applications of physics and engineering principles in medicine and healthcare for the past 10 years.

“The combination of research and teaching in the field of Biomedical Engineering at UCO has been a wonderful achievement,” Bidlack said.

Dank: Legislators Rebuff Efforts to Save Schools Money From House Media

(OKLAHOMA CITY) An Oklahoma City legislator who has proposed several cost-saving measures for schools expressed frustration Friday that lawmakers have rebuffed her efforts.

State Rep. Odilia Dank, a former educator, pointed to a bill she introduced to pool administrative resources; the measure never made it out of committee. HB 1113 would require smaller schools in Oklahoma to share their chief administrators and secretarial staff and even combine administrative supplies.

Dank tried to revive the concept of HB 1113 by offering an amendment to another education bill, HB 1767. Her amendment would have required smaller school districts to share administrative duties and would have pared the number of superintendents employed by school districts. The measure also would have reduced school administrative expenses, including fringe benefits, office staff and supplies, and travel.

10 The House tabled her amendment Thursday by a vote of 49-38. A tabling motion is a parliamentary procedure which prevents the amendment from being considered by the full House. “It was never even aired for consideration,” Dank related.

“It would be another way for schools to save money and redirect those dollars into the classroom,” she said. “I can’t understand why in this time of budget crisis some members decided this proposal wasn’t worth hearing.”

Dank has long advocated the reduction of administrative leaders and school districts, and said the idea makes even more sense now when schools are struggling to stay open. “Sharing administrative resources would save money without affecting the level of teaching in the classroom,” said Dank, a retired teacher.

State Office of Accountability records indicate Oklahoma’s 541 school districts employed 3,097 full- time administrators during the 2001 school year.

There are approximately 430 independent district superintendents, with an average base salary of $75,493, and 103 assistant superintendents, with an average salary of $75,133. Dank said the salaries of superintendents and assistants amount to more than $40.5 million.

“I have often wondered why there are so many superintendents in Oklahoma. Imagine how much money would be available for the classroom if we just trimmed those numbers.”

Dank’s amendment would have required school districts with an average daily membership of fewer than 500 students and a transportation area of less than 100 square miles to combine administrative duties with one or more adjacent school districts. Elementary dependent school districts with an average daily membership of fewer than 200 students which have a transportation area of less than 75 square miles also would have been required to share administrative duties.

The amendment also would have limited the affected independent school districts to no more than one full-time principal, and elementary school districts to one teaching principal.

If, after combining resources, the membership or transportation area exceeded the defined limits, then schools could have employed additional principals or assistant principals for each additional 500 average daily student membership.

According to the State Department of Education, the combined salaries of the state’s principals, assistant principals and teaching principals total more than $110 million. There are approximately 1226 principals in the state, receiving an average salary of approximately $54,880. The state has 146 teaching principals, paid an average salary of $48,259, and there are approximately 406 assistant teaching principals who are paid an average salary of $48,397.

Another cost-saving measure introduced by Dank also was rejected by the House recently. House Bill 1511 would have delayed the start of classes until after Sept. 1. However, athletic events or other ex- tracurricular activities, contests or practices, and in-service training programs and staff work days, could begin prior to that date.

Dank estimated her bill could save thousands of dollars in school utility bills by postponing the school start date until after the hottest month of the year. “Those savings would have made a big difference in the classrooms,” she said. Nevertheless, the bill failed by a 44-53 vote and Dank sent it back to committee for further work.

Dank said it is past time for the Legislature to get serious about cutting costs, especially those that pro- tect the classroom and the students in them. “When businesses or families experience budget short- falls, they downsize and cut spending,” she said. “We are the stewards of the taxpayers’ money and we need to evaluate whether we are using those dollars in the most efficient manner.”

The state should be putting the needs of students first during this economic crisis, Dank asserted. When administrators are protected from cuts while classrooms suffer, “One has to wonder whether the schools are being run with the students’ best interests in mind,” she said.

Upcoming Committee Meetings:

Joint Meeting of the Senate and House Committees on Education & Appropriations Subcommittees on Education – 9:30 a.m. – Monday, March 24, 2003 - Senate Chamber Meeting notice available at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/house/meet_esc%20joint.htm

Senate General Government – 10:00 a.m. – Monday, March 24, 2003 – Room 534 Meeting notice available at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/senate/Cmte_Meeting_Notices/general_govt.html

Bills of Interest to higher education that will be addressed by the committee: HB 1152 (Pettigrew/Aldridge) – HEALTH INSURANCE/CONSUMER CHOICE. “Oklahoma Health Insurance Consumer Choice Act”; allowing accident and health insurers to offer optional benefit plans that do not provide state-mandated health benefits; requiring the insurance commissioner to issue annual reports to the legislature by June 30 and Dec. 31 that include the number of policies written in the state with the limited mandate option and the number of policies written with the full mandate option. (36 §§ 4530/4534, 6512) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003- 04HB/hb1152_engr.rtf HB 1329 (Perry/Coffee) – ONLINE BIDDING. Enacting the "Oklahoma Online Bidding Act"; authorizing state agency purchasing agents, in certain circumstances, to use online bidding to obtain bids authorized by the Central Purchasing Act or the Public Building Construction and Plan- ning Act for the purchase of goods, services, construction or information services. (61 § 209; 74 §§ 85.5, 85.45o/85.45s) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1329_engr.rtf

Senate Aerospace & Technology – 2:00 p.m. – Monday, March 24, 2003 – Room 419 A&B Meeting notice available at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/senate/Cmte_Meeting_Notices/aerospace_and_technology.html

One Bill of Interest to Higher Education will be addressed by the committee: HB 1342 (Deutschendorf/Capps) – ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY. Creating an Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Task Force until July 1, 2004, to study and prepare recommendations concerning the accessibility for the disabled to publicly produced and provided electronic and information technology; including on the task force a representative of OneNet and the project manager for Oklahoma Able Tech, the state assistive technology project located at Oklahoma State University. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1342_engr.rtf

House Energy & Utility Regulation - 8:00 a.m. – Tuesday, March 25, 2003 – Room 432-A

Meeting notice available at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/house/meet_een.htm

One Bill of Interest to higher education to be addressed by the committee: SB 556 (Price/Pope) – COMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE. Creating the 14-member Task Force on Oklahoma’s Communications Infrastructure, membership of which would include one member representing the Oklahoma Government Telecommunications Network and one member representing OETA. (74 § 9004) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb556_engr.rtf

Senate Finance – 9:00 a.m. – Tuesday, March 25, 2003 – Room 511-A Meeting notice available at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/senate/Cmte_Meeting_Notices/finance.html

Bills of Interest to higher education will be addressed by the committee: HB 1292 (Lamons/Littlefield) – SUPPORT EDUCATION LICENSE PLATES. Creating several new special license plates; requiring that all tag agencies display a sample Support Education License Plate in the area of the business accessed by the public. Proceeds from the sale of the support education plates are to be apportioned to various education entities, including the Higher Education Revolving Fund and the Teachers’ Retirement Benefit Fund. (47 § 1136) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1292_engr.rtf HB 1300 (Turner/Gumm) – RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Relates to the Oklahoma Private Activ- ity Bond Allocation Act; modifying amount reserved for Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; creating the Rural Area Development Task Force; providing for membership; providing for selection of officers; providing for application of certain statutory provisions; prescribing study by Task Force; authorizing request for assistance; providing for staff assistance; requiring review of prior recommendations; requiring final report. (62 § 695.24) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003- 04HB/hb1300_engr.rtf

Senate Judiciary – 9:00 a.m. – Tuesday, March 25, 2003 – Room 419-C Meeting notice available at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/senate/Cmte_Meeting_Notices/judiciary.html

Bills of Interest to Higher Education to be addressed by the committee: HB 1030 (Piatt/Robinson) – VIDEOCONFERENCING. Authorizing boards of education of technology centers to hold meetings by videoconference; prohibiting public bodies from holding executive sessions by videoconference. (25 § 307.1) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003- 04HB/hb1030_engr.rtf HB 1500 (Sweeden/Gumm) – ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Modifying language relating to administrative procedures; emergency administrative rules. (75 § 253, 74 § 3117) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1500_engr.rtf HB 1670 (Roggow/Williamson) – OPEN MEETING. Relating to the Open Meeting Act; providing procedures for receiving comments from the public at meetings of public bodies; providing method of response to public comments. (25 § 311.1) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003- 04HB/hb1670_engr.rtf

House Criminal Justice – TBA – Tuesday, March 25, 2003 – Room 412C Meeting notice available at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/house/meet_cj.htm

Bills of Interest to Higher Education to be addressed by the committee: SB 565 (Coffee/Reynolds) – PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTERS. Requires computer or computer systems technicians, repair persons, maintenance persons or installers to report computer images of child pornography on computers. (21 § 1021.5) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003- 04SB/sb565_engr.rtf

13 SB 622 (Smith/Nance) – SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION. Modifying the Sex Offenders Registration Act. (57 §§ 581/585, 587, 589) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003- 04SB/sb622_engr.rtf SB 755 (Pruitt/Hopper Smith) – PORNOGRAPHY ON INTERNET. Requiring Internet service providers to remove child pornography items from services when discovered. (21 § 1040.80) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb755_engr.rtf

House A&B Subcommittee on Education – 8:00 a.m. – Wednesday, March 26, 2003 – Room 432-A Meeting notice available at: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/house/meet_esc.htm

A bill listing is not yet available for this committee meeting.

Upcoming Legislative Deadlines:

April 3, Thursday...... Bills from Committee of Opposite House April 24, Thursday...... Bills from Floor of Opposite House May 1, Thursday...... Deadline for Requesting Joint Conference Committee May 30, Friday...... Sine Die Adjournment

Bills Added

SB 342 - Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative HB 1075 - Administrative Rules, small business HB 1300 – Rural development HB 1466 - Workers’ Compensation HB 1496 - Purchasing

Bills Deleted

SB 1 – School readiness SB 258 – State Employee Advocacy Rights SB 311 – School testing SB 324 – Tuition increase SB 598 - Mathematics/science teacher certification, SB 648 – Public employee collective bargaining SB 677 – Health insurance, tobacco cessation SB 679 – Hepatitis vaccinations for college students HB 1016 – Sole source contracts HB 1020 – English official state language HB 1293 – School readiness HB 1370 - Career and Technology Education Board HB 1698 – Motor fuel assessments; State Transportation Fund HB 1727 – Voluntary furlough HB 1729 - Workers’ Compensation

14 Action on Bills this Week:

SENATE ACTIONS

Bills Passed on Senate Floor

HB 1748 – Tuition bill

Bills Passed in Senate Committee

HB 1058 - Whistleblowers HB 1059 – American ex-prisoner of war flag HB 1114 – Product vendor information HB 1278 – Lottery for education HB 1279 – Purchasing from prison industries HB 1465 – Athlete agents HB 1495 – Abolishing Task Force to Review the Complaint System for Persons with Disabilities HB 1748 – Tuition bill

Bills Failed in Senate Committee

None

HOUSE ACTIONS

Bills Passed on House Floor

SB 661 – Purchasing from prison industries

Bills Passed in House Committee

SB 431 – Health insurance, enrollment of child SB 628 – Technology Center School superintendents, certification SB 661 – Purchasing from prison industries SB 834 – Firearms, exemption from prohibition of carrying

Bills Failed in House Committee

None

Bills Sent to Governor

HB 1748 – Tuition bill

If you are unable to print copies of the bills in this report, please contact Carolyn McCoy at (405) 225-1965 or e- mail her at [email protected].

15 INDEX BILLS OF INTEREST TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Academic Performance Index, SB 713 Administrative Rules, HB 1500, HB 1075 Admission tickets, SB 453 Alternative education programs, SB 801 Alternative Placement teaching certificate, HB 1756 Appropriations General, SB 186, HB 1256, HB 1257 OETA, SB 70, SB 71, SB 186, HB 1161 Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), SB 128, SB 129, SB 186, HB 1168 Physician Manpower Training Commission, SB 170, SB 171, SB 186, HB 1165 Rainy Day Fund, SB 192, HB 1242, HB 1243 State Regents, SB 172, SB 173, SB 186, SB 206, HB 1162 Teacher Preparation Commission, SB 28, SB 29, SB 186, HB 1169 Tourism for Summer Arts Institute and Jazz Hall of Fame, SB 76, SB 77, SB 203 University Hospitals Authority, SB 48, SB 49, SB 186, HB 1192 Athlete agents, HB 1465

Benefit information, SB 715 Bond Advisor, SB 722 Sale, SB 284

Capital projects authorization, SB 200 Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act , HB 1051 Career and Technology Education Board, HB 1068, HB 1297 Child abuse prevention, HB 1044 Child support orders, SB 717 Children First Fund, HB 1044 Climatological Survey, SB 547 College Savings Plan, SB 312 Communications infrastructure task force, SB 556 Community Hospitals Authority, SB 686 Complaint System for Persons with Disabilities, Task Force to Review, HB 1495 Confidentiality of educational records, HB 1646 Construction, SB 453, SB 751 Credit transfer, HB 1123

Deferred savings plan, SB 197 Dental hygienists, SB 230, HB 1445

Education Leadership Oklahoma, HB 1767 Education Oversight Board, SB 774 Educational Indicators, SB 774 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Task Force, HB 1342 Electronic messages, HB 1528 Emergency preparedness, HB 1512

16 Ethics, SB 212

Firearms, SB 834 Flag, American Ex-Prisoner of War, HB 1059 Flexible benefits, SB 636, SB 649

Governmental Tort Claims, SB 251, SB 428, SB 732 Graduation requirements, HB 1065, HB 1607

Hospital facility revenues, SB 620

Insurance, health Board, SB 649, SB 670 Child enrollment, SB 431 Claims, SB 682 COBRA, SB 662 Consumer choice, HB 1152 HMOs, SB 635 Obstetrical/gynecological exams, SB 587 Personal information, SB 552 Retiree options, SB 409, SB 414, HB 1723 Retiree premiums, SB 668 Substance abuse treatment Vision plans, SB 354 Internet -based courses, HB 1343 Pornography, SB 565, SB 755

Jury duty, employees, SB 699

Leave Accrual, SB 647 Sharing, HB 1553 To run for state office, SB 663 Without pay, SB 212 Lottery, SJR 22, HB 1278

Mesonetwork, SB 547 Military base closure prevention, HB 1396, HB 1397

Naming rights to educational facility, HB 1028 National Board Certification, HB 1767 No Child Left Behind, SB 713

Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), SB 326 Olmstead Decision planning committee, SB 750 Open Meeting, SB 395, SB 521, HB 1670 Open Records, SB 395, SB 721

Payroll direct deposit, SB 453 Physicians, HB 1444

17 Pornography on Internet, SB 565, SB 755, HB 1562 Postage stamps, SB 247 Privatization, HB 1115 Product vendor information, HB 1114 Public building construction, SB 246, SB 453, HB 1329 Purchasing Bid assistance center, HB 1706 Contract bidding, HB 1393 Contracts, SB 646 Online bidding, HB 1329 Pharmaceuticals, SB 830 Postage stamps, SB 247 Prison industries goods and services, SB 661, HB 1279 Statewide contracts, SB 830, HB 1496

Reading sufficiency, SB 713 Residency policies, HCR 1004 Retirement, HB 1309, HB 1362, HB 1440 Actuarial impact of legislation, HB 1710 Deduction of dues, SB 4 Health insurance, SB 409, SB 414, SB 668, HB 1723 Salary cap, SB 663 Rural development, HB 1300

Sales tax exemption for admission tickets, SB 453 School lands, SB 318 School readiness, HB 1094 Sex offenders registration, SB 622 Smoking, SB 566, SJR 21, HJR 1011 Special education funding, SCR 5 Statutory mandates, HB 1382, HB 1767 Students, undocumented immigrant, SB 596 Superintendent certification, SB 628, HB 1438 Support Education License Plates, HB 1292

Tax credit for teaching materials, SB 283 Tax exemption for admission tickets, SB 453 Tax, gasoline, HB 1385 Teacher Certification, HB 1767 Competency, HB 1151 Mathematics, HB 1767 Mentor, SB 323, SB 806 Salaries, SB 572 Teacher Preparation Commission, HB 1767 Technology center schools, SB 628, HB 1654 Telecommunications, SB 389, SB 556 Testing, SB 6, SB 713, HB 1414, HB 1476 Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund, HB 1457 Tourism management internship, SB 76 Travel, SB 453

18 Tuition Equalization Grant, SB 520 Increase, HB 1748 Tulsa higher education institutions, SB 747 Two-year colleges using county equipment, HB 1149

Undocumented immigrant students, HB 1559 University of Oklahoma Rose Bowl victory, SCR 2 University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center representative a member of child abuse prevention task force, HB 1044

Vaccinations, SB 787 Veterinary practice, SB 393 Videoconferencing, HB 1030

Whistleblower Act, HB 1058 Wind Power Initiative, SB 342 Workers’ Compensation, HB 1466 Workforce Investment, HB 1380

Zero-based budgeting, HCR 1006

19 BILL SUMMARIES

Status Reported as of March 20, 2003

SENATE BILLS

SB 4 (Lawler/McCarter) – TEACHERS RETIREMENT. Requiring the Teachers’ Retirement Sys- tem to provide retiring members with an application to participate in a retired teachers’ organization along with an election form to have membership dues prorated and withheld from retirement benefits. (70 §§ 17-122, 17-122.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB4_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee 2/11/03 Title Stricken 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb4_scr.rtf 3/04/03 Bill Passed - Senate (29-14), Emergency Passed (35-10) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb4_engr.rtf 3/06/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee

SB 6 (Williams/McIntyre) – SCHOOL TESTING. Deleting requirement for fourth-grade norm- referenced testing; requiring State Department of Education to develop criterion-referenced tests in reading and language arts and math for the third and fourth grades during the 2003-2004 school year, and for sixth and seventh grades in 2004-2005, to be implemented during the immediately following school years; delaying the test result reporting dates; prohibiting certain testing prior to May 1 of each school year, except for end-of-instruction tests administered at the end of the first semester; providing that the State Board of Education try to work with other states to establish a common test item bank. (70 § 1210.508) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB6_int.rtf 2/17/03 Title Stricken 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb6_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb6_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Education Committee

SB 28 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Teacher Preparation Com- mission. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB28_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (43-2) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb28_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 29 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Setting budgetary limits for the Teacher Prepara- tion Commission. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB29_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (43-2)

20 http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb29_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 48 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the University Hospitals Author- ity. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB48_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb48_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 49 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Setting budgetary limits for the University Hospi- tals Authority. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB49_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb49_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 70 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Oklahoma Educational Tele- vision Authority. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB70_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb70_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 71 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Setting budgetary limits for the Teacher Prepara- tion Commission. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB71_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb71_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 76 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Tourism and Recreation De- partment, including unspecified funds for the Summer Arts Institute and the Jazz Hall of Fame; authorizes the State Regents to establish an internship in tourism management. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB76_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb76_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

21 SB 77 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Establishing budgetary limitations for the De- partment of Tourism and Recreation, including unspecified funds budgeted for the Summer Arts Insti- tute and the Jazz Hall of Fame. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB77_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb77_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 128 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB128_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (44-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb128_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 129 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Establishing budgetary limitations for the Okla- homa Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB129_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (44-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb129_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 170 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Physician Manpower Train- ing Commission. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB170_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb170_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 171 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Establishing budgetary limitations for the Physi- cian Manpower Training Commission. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB171_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb171_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 172 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the State Regents. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB171_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

22 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb172_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 173 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Establishing budgetary limitations for the State Regents. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB173_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb173_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 186 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS/GENERAL. Making general appropriations for the expenses of various state agencies including OETA, the State Regents, Physician Manpower Training Commission, Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), Teacher Preparation, and the University Hospitals Authority. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB186_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (44-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb186_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 192 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Special Cash Fund. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB192_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (44-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb192_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 197 (Morgan/Mitchell) – DEFERRED SAVINGS. Clarifying language relating to the State Em- ployees Deferred Savings Incentive Plan. (74 § 1707) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB197_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb197_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 200 (Morgan/Mitchell) – STATE REGENTS CAPITAL PROJECTS. This is a shell bill authorizing an unspecified amount for the purpose of site location, design and architectural work for projects of the State Regents as approved by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission and the Con- tingency Review Board. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB200_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

23 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb200_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 203 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Tourism and Recreation Department, including unspecified funds for the Summer Arts Institute and the Jazz Hall of Fame. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB203_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb203_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 206 (Morgan/Mitchell) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the State Regents. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB206_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Emergency Clause Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb206_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar

SB 212 (Monson/Sweeden) – ETHICS/LEAVE/POLITICAL ACTIVITY. Modifying language relating to the Rules of the Ethics Commission in regard to state employees and prohibited political activity; allowing appointing authorities to grant requested unpaid leave of absence for employees to run for partisan political office. 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB212_int.rtf 2/10/03 Title Stricken 2/10/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb212_scr.rtf 3/03/03 Bill Failed - Senate (16-29) 3/04/03 Motion to Reconsider Adopted – (33-11) 3/12/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (28-16) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb212_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee

SB 230 (Crutchfield/Stanley) – DENTAL HYGIENISTS. Modifying language relating to the State Dental Act; modifying unlawful acts by dental hygienists; modifying section relating to where a dental hygienist may operate and under whose supervision. (59 §§ 328.29, 328.33, 328.34) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB230_int.rtf 2/13/03 Title Stricken 2/13/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb230_scr.rtf 3/04/03 Bill Passed - Senate (35-6) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb230_engr.rtf 3/06/03 Second reading - Referred to House Public Health Committee

24 SB 246 (Leftwich/Paulk) – PUBLIC BUILDING. Modifying language relating to Public Building Construction and Planning Act; providing for the use of design-build and at-risk construction management project delivery methods when an emergency exists. (61 § 202.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB246_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb246_scr.rtf 3/03/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb246_engr.rtf 3/05/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul Com

SB 247 (Robinson/Staggs) – PURCHASING/POSTAGE STAMPS. Providing an exception to limi- tation on purchasing postage stamps for state agencies that are engaged in scientific research or community development. (74 § 90.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB247_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb247_scr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill Passed - Senate (47-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb247_engr.rtf 3/03/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul Com

SB 251 (Robinson/Kirby) – GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS. Modifying definitions relating to Governmental Tort Claims; adds to definition of state employees physicians who provide medical care to inmates pursuant to a contract with the Department of Corrections. (51 § 152) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB251_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/04/03 Title Stricken 2/04/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb251_scr.rtf 3/05/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (42-0) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb251_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee

SB 283 (Ford/Fred Morgan) – TAX CREDIT/TEACHING EXPENDITURES. Allowing income tax credit to certain teachers for unreimbursed expenditures relating to education. (68 § 2357.66) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB283_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Finance Committee 2/18/03 Title Stricken 2/18/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb283_scr.rtf 2/25/03 Bill Passed - Senate (40-4) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb283_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred to House Revenue & Taxation Committee

SB 284 (Smith/Rice) – SALE OF BONDS. Authorizing the Attorney General to charge certain fees for reviewing proceedings leading to the issuance and sale of certain bonds. (62 § 15) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB284_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Finance Committee 2/11/03 Title Stricken 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb284_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Bill Passed - Senate (26-13), Emergency Passed (32-7) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb284_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House A & B Com, Pub Safety & Judiciary Subcommittee

25 SB 312 (Morgan/ Blackburn) – COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN. Modifying language relating to property exempt from forced sale for payment of debts; exempting interest in an Oklahoma College Sav- ings Plan account. (31 § 1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB312_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/04/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb312_scr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill Passed - Senate (42-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb312_engr.rtf 3/03/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee

SB 318 (Helton/Brannon) –SCHOOL LANDS. Relating to the Commissioners of the Land Office; amending sections relating to publication of notice requirements for lease sales and requiring Com- missioners to pay the fee for obtaining a real estate appraiser license for any employee who is required to obtain such license to perform job duties. (64 §§ 92, 281) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, Education Subcommittee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB318_int.rtf 2/19/03 Title Stricken 2/19/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb318_scr.rtf 3/06/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/06/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (39-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb318_engr.rtf 3/11/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appro & Budget Com, Education Subcommittee

SB 323 (Pruitt/Trebilcock) – RETIRED TEACHERS/MENTORS. Authorizing retired teachers to serve as mentor teachers on a contract basis with a school district; prohibiting such mentor teachers from serving more than three resident teachers at a time. (70 § 6-182) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB323_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb323_scr.rtf 3/06/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (39-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb323_engr.rtf 3/11/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee

SB 326 (Horner/Deutschendorf) – OKLAHOMA HIGHER LEARNING ACCESS PROGRAM (OHLAP). Modifying enrollment qualifications for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP). (70 § 2605) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB326_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/10/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb326_scr.rtf 3/03/03 Bill Passed - Senate (43-1), Emergency Passed (44-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb326_engr.rtf 3/05/03 Second reading - Referred to House Higher Education Committee

SB 342 (Maddox/Covey) – WIND POWER INITIATIVE. Stating legislative intent to provide funding for the continuation of the Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative (OWPI) to further investigation and promotion of wind energy resources. The OWPI is located in the Environmental Verification and Analysis Center of the University of Oklahoma and has been working with other higher education system programs including Oklahoma State University and the Mesonet program. (17 § 190.30) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB342_int.rtf 2/20/03 Title Stricken 2/20/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb342_scr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill Passed - Senate (42-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb342_engr.rtf

26 3/05/03 Second reading - Referred to House A&B Com, Natural Res & Regulatory Svcs Subcom

SB 354 (Helton/Askins) – HEALTH INSURANCE/VISION PLANS. Relates to state employee vision plans; amending dates; defining “providers”; prohibiting optical shops and retail optical loca- tions from being listed as providers; requiring a provider to require anyone electing a vision plan to submit an annual election form. (74 § 1374) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB354_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee 2/11/03 Title Stricken 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb354_scr.rtf 2/26/03 Title Restored 2/26/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (43-0) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb354_engr.rtf 3/03/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul Com

SB 389 (Shurden/Leist) – TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Prohibits erection of cellular telephone tower in any area which is not otherwise subject to local zoning ordinances or regulations without permit or consent of the Department of Environmental Quality; prohibits erection of cellular telephone towers within a distance of 1/4 mile of any occupied residence without written consent of owner or owners. (17 § 146) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Energy, Env. & Reg. Affairs Committee 2/10/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb389_cs.rtf 3/12/03 Floor Amendment - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb389_sflr.rtf 3/12/03 Bill Failed - Senate (23-19) 3/12/03 Motion to Reconsider - Senate 3/13/03 Bill Passed - Senate (25-17) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb389_engr.rtf 3/18/03 Second reading - Referred to House Energy & Utility Regulation Committee

SB 393 (Harrison/Covey) – VETERINARY PRACTICE. Relating to the Veterinary Practice Act; expanding the scope of practice of veterinary medicine. (59 § 698.11) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB393_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Business & Labor Committee 2/10/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb393_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Bill Passed - Senate (40-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb393_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Agriculture & Rural Dvlpmnt Committee

SB 395 (Dunlap/Winchester) – OPEN MEETINGS/OPEN RECORDS. Relating to open meetings and open records and executive sessions; adds the discussion of the investigation of or information regarding possible acts of terrorism to permissible topics for executive sessions and to list of information that may be kept confidential. (25 § 307; 51 § 24A.27) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Vets, Military & Public Safety Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB395_int.rtf 2/17/03 Title Stricken 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb395_scr.rtf 3/04/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/04/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (42-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb395_engr.rtf 3/06/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee

27 SB 409 (Corn/Ray Miller) – HEALTH INSURANCE/RETIREMENT. Requiring a feasibility study by certain state retirement systems, including the Teachers’ Retirement System, and the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board to look at alternative plans to help retired members of the state retirement systems, their dependents, and beneficiaries pay for health care expenses after retirement. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB409_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Laid Over 2/18/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb409_scr.rtf 3/06/03 Title Stricken 3/06/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – Senate (38-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb409_engr.rtf 3/11/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee

SB 414 (Corn/Braddock) – HEALTH INSURANCE/RETIREMENT. Relating to continuation of insurance benefits in regard to the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board; deleting provisions allowing participation in certain plans if school was not a participant or employee was not a participant in certain plans. (74 § 1316.3) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB414_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee 2/18/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb414_scr.rtf 3/10/03 Bill Passed - Senate (44-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb414_engr.rtf 3/12/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee

SB 428 (Cain/Davis) – GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS. Relates to definitions in regard to the Governmental Tort Claims Act. (51 § 152) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB428_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/04/03 Title Stricken 2/04/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb428_scr.rtf 2/25/03 Bill Passed - Senate (43-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb428_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee

SB 431 (Cain/Vaughn) – HEALTH INSURANCE/CHILD ENROLLMENT. Relates to health plan enrollment of child; updating language; imposing fine for failure to comply with requirements of the National Medical Support Notice; providing that an employer may not be fined under this section when an employee fails to contribute his or her portion of a health insurance premium; directing deposit of certain funds. (36 § 6058A, 43 § 118.2, 56 § 225) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB431_int.rtf 2/04/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb431_scr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (43-0) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb431_engr.rtf 3/03/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee 3/17/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/SB431_hcr.rtf

SB 453 (Morgan/Askins) – COMPETITIVE BIDDING/ADMISSION TICKETS/TRAVEL AGENCY CONTRACTS/PAYROLL/DIRECT DEPOSIT. Increases the dollar limit in bids on public construction contracts; provides a sales tax exemption on the amount of proceeds received from the surcharge on the sale of admission tickets which is separately stated on the ticket of admission for the use by an accredited state-supported college or university for the purpose of sustaining and expanding gender-neutral opportunity; authorizes State System institutions, if the bids result in greater savings than the state contract, to issue individual contracts to one or more travel agencies; allows em-

28 ployers to require participation in a direct deposit payroll system. (61 §§ 102, 107, 113; 68 § 1356; 74 §§ 85.45k, 292.11, 292.12) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB453_int.rtf 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb453_cs.rtf 3/03/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 3/03/03 Bill Passed - Senate (38-7) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb453_engr.rtf 3/05/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul Com

SB 520 (Robinson/Skaggs) – TUITION EQUALIZATION GRANT. Creating the Oklahoma Tui- tion Equalization Grant Act to award tuition equalization grants to students attending approved private or independent higher education institutions; providing eligibility criteria. (70 § 2630 et seq.) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB520_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appro. Committee, Education Subcommittee 2/19/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb520_cs.rtf 2/26/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (37-7) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb520_engr.rtf 3/03/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appro & Budget Comm, Education Subcommittee

SB 521 (Maddox/Plunk)– OPEN MEETING/TELECONFERENCING. Modifying the list of entities allowed to meet by teleconference. (25 § 307.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB521_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/11/03 Title Stricken 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb521_scr.rtf 3/04/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/04/03 Bill Passed - Senate (39-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb521_engr.rtf 3/06/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee

SB 547 (Nichols/Nations) – CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY/MESONET. Requiring the director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey to appoint the state climatologist; adding to the duties of the Survey that of maintaining and operating the Mesonetwork, a statewide environmental monitoring network which is overseen by the Mesonet Steering Committee, comprised of representatives of the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. (74 § 245) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB547_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb547_scr.rtf 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – Senate (41-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb547_engr.rtf 3/06/03 Second reading - Referred to House Higher Education Committee

SB 552 (Reynolds/Reynolds) – INSURANCE POLICIES/PERSONAL INFORMATION. Relat- ing to nonpublic personal information in regard to insurance. (36 § 307.2) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB552_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/18/03 Title Stricken 2/18/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended -

29 http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb552_scr.rtf 3/06/03 Title Restored 3/06/03 Bill Passed – Senate (31-8) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb552_engr.rtf 3/11/03 Second reading - Referred to House Insurance Committee

SB 556 (Price/Pope) – COMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE. Creating the 14-member Task Force on Oklahoma’s Communications Infrastructure, membership of which would include one member representing the Oklahoma Government Telecommunications Network and one member representing OETA. (74 § 9004) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Energy, Env. & Reg. Affairs Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB556_int.rtf 2/13/03 Title Stricken 2/13/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb556_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (40-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb556_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Energy & Utility Regulation Committee

SB 565 (Coffee/Reynolds) – PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTERS. Requires computer or computer systems technicians, repair persons, maintenance persons or installers to report computer images of child pornography on computers. (21 § 1021.5) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb565_scr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (43-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb565_sflr.rtf 2/26/03 Motion to Reconsider - Senate 3/04/03 Motion to Reconsider Adopted (45-1) 3/05/03 Title Stricken 3/05/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – Senate (40-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb565_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to House Criminal Justice Committee

SB 566 (Robinson/Vaughn) – SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES. Modifying places in which smoking constitutes a public nuisance and danger to the public. (21 § 1247) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB566_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee 2/20/03 Title Stricken 2/20/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb566_scr.rtf 3/04/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 3/04/03 Bill Failed - Senate (22-24) - 3/04/03 Motion to Reconsider - Senate 3/10/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (32-15) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb566_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Commerce, Industry & Labor Committee

SB 572 (Ford/Dank) – TEACHER SALARIES. Relating to teachers; requiring that teachers be granted credit toward salary increments and retirement for all years of teaching experience at state public school districts. (70 § 18-114.7) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB572_int.rtf

30 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, Education Subcommittee 2/19/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb572_scr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill Passed - Senate (44-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb572_engr.rtf 3/03/03 Second reading - Referred to House A & B Committee, Education Subcommittee

SB 587 (Cain/Hamilton) – HEALTH INSURANCE. Requiring insurance coverage for routine annual obstetrical/gynecological examinations, but not requiring that the routine annual examination be performed by obstetrician, gynecologist or obstetrician/gynecologist. (36 § 6060.3a) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB587_int.rtf 2/20/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb587_scr.rtf 3/10/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 3/10/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (31-17) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb587_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Insurance Committee

SB 596 (Leftwich/Lindley) – UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. Directing the State Regents to adopt a policy allowing certain students to be eligible for enrollment and waiver of nonresident tuition; establishing criteria; requiring compliance with certain admission criteria; imposing additional duty on high school counselors; prohibiting disqualification on certain basis from certain scholarships or financial aid; requiring high school counselors to inform immigrant students that they should apply for legal status as soon as possible to enhance their opportunity for higher education in Oklahoma. (70 § 3242) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appro. Committee, Education Subcommittee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB596_int.rtf 2/19/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb596_cs.rtf 2/26/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/26/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (32-10) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb596_engr.rtf 3/03/03 Second reading - Referred to House A & B Committee, Education Subcommittee

SB 620 (Monson/Askins) – HOSPITAL FACILITIES. Relates to hospitals and related institutions; modifying method of verifying certain revenues. (63 § 1-702b) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB620_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee 2/20/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb620_scr.rtf 2/27/03 Bill Passed - Senate (41-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb620_engr.rtf 3/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appropriations & Budget Committee

SB 622 (Smith/Nance) – SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION. Modifying the Sex Offenders Reg- istration Act. (57 §§ 581/585, 587, 589) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB622_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appro Com, Public Safety & Judiciary Subcommittee 2/12/03 Withdrawn from Calendar; Reassigned to Appropriations Committee 2/12/03 Title Stricken 2/12/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb622_scr.rtf 3/05/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (40-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb622_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to House Criminal Justice Committee

31 SB 628 (Fisher/Wells) – TECHNOLOGY CENTER SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. Relates to licensure and certification; stating requirements for a certificate for a superintendent of a technology center school district. (70 § 6-189) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB628_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass 2/25/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (41-5) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb628_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred to House Career and Technology Education Committee 3/19/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/SB628_hcs.rtf

SB 635 (Monson/Cox) – HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMO). This is a comprehensive bill enacting the “Health Maintenance Organization Act of 2003”. (36 § 6901 et seq.) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB635_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee 2/13/03 Senate Committee – Laid Over 2/20/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb635_cs.rtf 3/11/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/11/03 Bill Passed - Senate (42-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb635_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Public Health Committee 3/17/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Reassigned to Insurance Committee

SB 636 (Corn/Brannon) – FLEXIBLE BENEFITS. Amending section relating to the Employee Benefits Council and flexible benefits plans. (74 § 1372) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB636_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Laid Over 2/18/03 Senate Committee –Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb636_scr.rtf 3/10/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (43-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb636_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul Com

SB 646 (Corn/Askins) – PURCHASING/CONTRACTS. Relates to the Central Purchasing Act; provides that certain information be made within the contract rather than through a separate statement. (74 § 85.4) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB646_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee 2/17/03 Title Stricken 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb646_scr.rtf 3/10/03 Bill Passed - Senate (46-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb646_engr.rtf 3/12/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul Com

SB 647 (Leftwich/Hefner) – LEAVE ACCRUAL. Changing leave accrual basis in regard to state employees; providing that leave shall be accrued based upon hours worked, paid leave, and holidays, but excluding overtime, not to exceed the total possible work hours for the month. (74 § 840-2.20) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB647_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, General Gov. & Trans- portation Subcommittee 2/12/03 Withdrawn from Calendar; Reassigned to Appropriations Committee 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb647_cs.rtf

32 3/05/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (44-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb647_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul Com

SB 649 (Coffee/Askins) – HEALTH INSURANCE/FLEXIBLE BENEFITS. Amending sections relating to the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board; abolishing the Employee Benefits Council and transferring the Wellness Council and duties and functions of the EBC to the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board; requiring the Board to establish a flexible benefits plan. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB649_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee 2/11/03 Title Stricken 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb649_scr.rtf 2/24/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (42-3) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb649_engr.rtf 2/26/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul

SB 661 (Kerr/Erwin) – PURCHASING/PRISON INDUSTRIES. Providing that schools, colleges and universities may purchase articles and services from the Department of Corrections prison industries if the article or service is the lowest and best bid. The amendment no longer permits the purchase of prison industries goods, but requires their purchase in certain circumstances. (57 § 549.1) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB661_int.rtf 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb661_scr.rtf 2/27/03 Title Stricken 2/27/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/27/03 Bill Passed - Senate (25-13), Emergency Failed (27-12) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb661_engr.rtf 3/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Corrections Committee 3/17/03 House Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/SB661_hcr.rtf 3/19/03 Bill Passed - House (62-39) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/SB661_hasb.rtf

SB 662 (Monson/Toure) – HEALTH INSURANCE/COBRA COVERAGE. Relates to continued insurance coverage; requiring certain continued coverage for certain participants in a group health insurance plan. (36 § 4509) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB662_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Commerce Committee 2/13/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb662_scr.rtf 3/12/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/12/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (38-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb662_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to House Insurance Committee

SB 663 (Maddox/Deutschendorf) – RETIREMENT/LEAVE TO RUN FOR OFFICE. Relates to retirement; modifying certain salary cap for certain nonclassified personnel who return to work after retirement; requiring district boards of education to allow certified employees to take an unpaid leave of absence to run for office. (70 § 17-116.10) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB663_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb663_cs.rtf

33 2/25/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/25/03 Bill Passed – Senate (27-17); Emergency failed (29-15) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb663_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee

SB 668 (Corn/Ferguson) – RETIREMENT/HEALTH INSURANCE. Relates to continued health insurance coverage. (74 §§ 1316.2) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB668_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee 2/18/03 Title Stricken 2/18/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb668_cs.rtf 3/06/03 Bill Passed - Senate (35-4), Emergency Passed (36-3) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb668_engr.rtf 3/11/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee

SB 670 (Corn/Ray Miller) – HEALTH INSURANCE. Relates to the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board; amending membership of the Board; requiring certain qualifications; amending membership and appointment to the advisory committee; requiring certain membership of advisory committee; providing for public hearing and allowing public comment prior to non-legislatively mandated rate or benefit changes. (74 § 1304) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB670_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee 2/18/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb670_cs.rtf 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (42-1) - 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rul

SB 682 (Monson/Fred Morgan) – HEALTH INSURANCE/CLAIMS. Relates to reimbursement of claims; requiring development and use of prompt pay form by providers for certain purpose; requiring that form be provided to certain entities; requiring form to contain certain specified requirement. (63 § 2514) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB682_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee 2/06/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb682_scr.rtf 3/03/03 Bill Passed - Senate (44-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb682_engr.rtf 3/05/03 Second reading - Referred to House Public Health Committee

SB 686 (Smith/McIntyre) – COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. Relates to the Community Hospitals Au- thority Act; clarifying definition; expanding composition of Authority; deleting provisions related to appointment of an executive director and prohibitions on employing personnel. (63 §§ 3240.2, 3240.3, 3240.5, 3240.6) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB686_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appro Com, Health & Social Svcs Subcommittee 2/12/03 Withdrawn from Calendar; Reassigned to Appropriations Committee 2/12/03 Title Stricken 2/12/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb686_scr.rtf 3/06/03 Title Restored 3/06/03 Bill Passed – Senate (38-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb686_engr.rtf 3/11/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee

SB 699 (Pruitt/Askins) – JURY DUTY. Creating the Jury Patriotism Act; relates to qualifications and exemptions and discharge of employee for jury service; eliminating certain exemptions; authorizing postponements of jury service under certain circumstances; providing procedures for requesting post-

34 ponement; authorizing excuse from jury service under certain circumstances; providing procedures for requesting excuse; limiting duration of jury service under certain circumstances; creating a “Lengthy Trial Account”; stating use of funds; limiting amount to be paid per person from account; requiring certain party to reimburse paid funds; authorizing certain persons to request funds; requiring Adminis- trator to prescribe certain form; allowing certain deduction; requiring automatic postponement under certain circumstances. (38 §§ 27.9, 28/28.4, 34) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB699_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/11/03 Title Stricken 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb699_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 3/11/03 Bill Passed - Senate (42-3) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb699_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee

SB 713 (Williams/Roberts) – ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX/NO CHILD LEFT BE- HIND. Amending sections pertaining to the Academic Performance Index; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt certain rules consistent with the No Child Left Behind Act; modifying language relating to the Academic Performance Award Program, the Reading Sufficiency Act, and low- performing and high challenge schools. (70 §§ 3-150. 3-152, 1210.508C, 1210.541) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Rules Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB713_int.rtf 2/17/03 Title Stricken 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb713_cs.rtf 3/11/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (43-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb713_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Education Committee

SB 715 (Corn/Ray Miller) – BENEFITS INFORMATION. Requiring inclusion of certain information related to salary and benefits in contracts for certain certified personnel. (70 § 6-101.6) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB715_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/10/03 Title Stricken 2/10/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb715_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb715_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee

SB 717 (Williamson/Vaughn) – EMPLOYMENT SECURITY/CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS. Re- lates to the Employment Security Act of 1980; modifying contents of hiring or employment report; establishing penalty for an employer who knowingly fails to report specified information. (40 § 2- 802) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB717_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Business & Labor Committee 2/17/03 Title Stricken 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb717_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Bill Passed - Senate (46-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb717_engr.rtf

35 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Commerce, Industry & Labor Committee

SB 721 (Riley/Tibbs) – OPEN RECORDS. Relates to the Open Records Act; amending section which relates to inspection, copying and mechanical reproduction of records; requiring block or removal of social security information from any documents available for public inspection. (51 § 24A.5) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB721_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/04/03 Title Stricken 2/04/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb721_scr.rtf 3/05/03 Bill Passed - Senate (42-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb721_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee

SB 722 (Fisher/Hilliard) – BOND ADVISOR/OVERSIGHT. Relates to the State Bond Advisor and the Bond Oversight Revolving Fund; creating Office of the State Bond Advisor as a separate state agency; authorizing State Government Entities to issue refunding bonds without further legislative authority if certain conditions are met. (62 §§ 695.7. 695.8a, 695.11, 695.19) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB722_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, General Gov. & Trans- portation Subcommittee 2/13/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb722_cs.rtf 2/25/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (43-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb722_engr.rtf 2/27/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appropriations & Budget Committee

SB 732 (Smith/McCarter) – GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS. Relates to Governmental Tort Claims; authorizing the risk management administrator to settle valid claims; authorizing a state agency, whether or not subject to the Central Purchasing Act, to recommend a claim settlement to the administrator; prohibiting an agency official from offering to settle a claim involving funds or coverage under the authority of the administrator without prior consent of the administrator. (74 § 85.58A) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB732_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/18/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb732_scr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill Passed - Senate (42-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb732_engr.rtf 3/03/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee

SB 747 (Williams/Liotta) – OU/OSU GRADUATE CENTER IN TULSA. Increases the number of members on the joint admissions committee for the OU/OSU Graduate Center at Tulsa. (70 § 4673) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB747_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Rules Committee 2/13/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Reassigned to Education Committee 2/17/03 Title Stricken 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb747_cs.rtf 2/27/03 Bill Passed - Senate (41-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb747_engr.rtf 3/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Higher Education Committee

36 SB 750 (Cain/Gilbert) – OLMSTEAD DECISION. Relates to the Strategic Planning Committee on the Olmstead Decision; expanding and clarifying voting membership. (56 § 1021) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB750_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee 2/06/03 Senate committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb750_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (42-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb750_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Mental Health Committee

SB 751 (Snyder/Boren) – CONSTRUCTION. Creating the Fair Pay for Construction Act; establishing specified guidelines and procedures for certain billing and payment; specifying award of certain costs and fees; modifying application of act under certain circumstances; specifying payment and billing guidelines upon performance pursuant to certain contracts; providing for unenforceability of certain contract provisions; requiring payment of specified interest under certain circumstances; allowing suspension or termination of performance of contract under certain circumstances; requiring certain notice; stating certain consequences of suspension or termination; stating results of delay in making certain payments; establishing adequate delivery of notice; allowing certain retainage of payment; providing procedures for certain retainage; stating qualifications and duties of escrow agent; stating duties and responsibilities of parties under certain escrow agreement; allowing and providing procedures for certain substitute security; determining substantial completion; describing void and unen- forceable provisions. (15 § 621) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB751_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Business & Labor Committee 2/12/03 Title Stricken 2/12/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb751_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Floor Substitute 3/11/03 Title Stricken 3/11/03 Bill Passed - Senate (44-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb751_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Commerce, Industry & Labor Committee

SB 755 (Pruitt/Hopper Smith) – PORNOGRAPHY ON INTERNET. Requiring Internet service providers to remove child pornography items from services when discovered. (21 § 1040.80) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB755_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/11/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb755_scr.rtf 3/10/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (45-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb755_engr.rtf 3/12/03 Second reading - Referred to House Criminal Justice Committee

SB 774 (Williams/Roberts) – EDUCATION OVERSIGHT BOARD/EDUCATIONAL INDICA- TORS. Relates to the Education Oversight Board; deleting obsolete language; providing for appointment of members after modification of congressional districts; adding duties to Education Oversight Board; authorizing Board to contract for certain technical assistance; amending section which relates to the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program; modifying purpose of the indicators program to add State System institutions to entities whose performance is to be assessed; directing Education Over- sight Board to involve representatives from higher education in development of the indicators program. (70 §§ 3-116, 1210.531) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB774_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/10/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb774_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (44-0) -

37 http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb774_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee

SB 787 (Monson/Nations) – MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINATIONS. Requiring first-time enrol- lees in all higher education institutions who reside on campus to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease; providing for exemption; requiring the State Regents to provide informational material and waiver forms to all higher education institutions with on-campus student housing. (70 § 3242) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB787_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/17/03 Title Stricken 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb787_cs.rtf 3/12/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/12/03 Bill Passed - Senate (42-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb787_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to House Public Health Committee

SB 801 (Rozell/Staggs) – ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION. Relates to the statewide system of alternative education programs; establishing certain condition for continued funding of alternative education program. (70 § 1210.568) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB801_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, Education Subcommittee 2/19/03 Title Stricken 2/19/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb801_scr.rtf 3/12/03 Title Restored 3/12/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – Senate (41-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb801_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to House A & B Committee, Education Subcommittee

SB 806 (Williams/McIntyre) – MENTOR TEACHERS. Modifying guidelines for mentor teacher selection; providing that a trained mentor, if available, would have priority over a mentor certified in the same subject as the resident teacher. (70 § 6-195) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB806_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 2/10/03 Title Stricken 2/10/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb806_scr.rtf 3/04/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (45-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb806_engr.rtf 3/06/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee

SB 830 (Cain/Leist) – PURCHASING. Relates to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act; requiring specified entity to purchase pharmaceuticals through multistate or multigovernmental contracts entered into by the State Purchasing Director; expanding list of excluded acquisitions. (74 §§ 85.5, 85.12) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB830_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee 2/20/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb830_scr.rtf 3/11/03 Title Stricken 3/11/03 Bill Passed – Senate (43-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb830_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Agency Oversight & Admin Rules Com

38 SB 834 (Shurden/Stanley) – FIREARMS. Excepting living history re-enactors from prohibited carry; defining term; modifying requirements for a concealed handgun license; modifying language relating to instructor’s CLEET approval. (21 §§ 1272, 1283, 1290.9, 1290.14) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SB834_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Vets, Military & Public Safety Committee 2/17/03 Title Stricken 2/17/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb834_cs.rtf 3/05/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (42-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sb834_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to House Criminal Justice Committee 3/18/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/SB834_hcr.rtf

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

SJR 21 (Hobson/Adair) – SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES. Restricting areas in which smoking is permitted; changing the “Smoking in Public Places Act” to the “Smoking in Public Places and Places of Employment Act”; modifying requirements for signs prohibiting smoking. 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Rules Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SJR21_int.rtf 2/20/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sjr21_cs.rtf 3/12/03 Bill Passed - Senate (30-15) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sjr21_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee

SJR 22 (Hobson/Kirby) – LOTTERY. Calls for a proposed constitutional amendment creating the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund; requiring the trust fund to be expended only for certain education-related purposes, including tuition grants, loans and scholarships for postsecondary students, construction of educational facilities, capital outlay projects, technology, early childhood development programs, and endowed chairs; prohibiting the Legislature from using the trust fund to replace other state funds supporting education purposes; requiring the State Board of Equalization to examine appropriations from the trust fund; providing appropriation procedure under certain circumstances. 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Rules Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SJR22_int.rtf 2/13/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Reassigned to Judiciary Committee 2/18/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sjr22_cs.rtf 3/12/03 Title Stricken 3/12/03 Bill Passed – Senate (37-8), Special Election Feature Passed (35-10) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/sjr22_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

SCR 2 (Hobson/Nations) – UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA/ROSE BOWL. Congratulating the 2002 University of Oklahoma Sooner football team for their Rose Bowl victory. 2/03/03 Introduced http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SCR2_int.rtf

SCR 5 (Lawler/Nations) – SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING. Urging the President and Congress to fulfill the federal obligation to provide adequate funding for special education in the public schools. 2/10/03 Introduced http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/SCR5_int.rtf

39 2/25/03 Adopted – Senate - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/scr5_engr.rtf

HOUSE BILLS

HB 1028 (Wright/Stipe) – NAMING RIGHTS/EDUCATIONAL FACILITY. Creating the “Leave a Legacy Initiative Act"; requiring the granting of naming rights to a person, estate, private business or corporation that makes a donation for a capital asset to an educational facility, including a higher education institution, that receives 10 percent or more of its operating budget from the state, upon a two- thirds vote of the governing board of the education facility; requiring the granting of such naming rights if the value of the donation is more than 51 percent of the depreciated value of the capital asset, based on the assumption of a 50-year life of the facility and the setting of the value of the facility based on current market value; designating that capital assets eligible for naming rights include the campus of an educational facility, a specific building on the campus, a wing of a building used by the educational facility and a room or auditorium in a building used by the facility; limiting the use of such donations to capital expenditures. (60 §§ 398, 399) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1028_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee 2/10/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1028_hcr.rtf 2/18/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/18/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (84-14) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1028_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1030 (Piatt/Robinson) – VIDEOCONFERENCING. Authorizing boards of education of technology centers to hold meetings by videoconference; prohibiting public bodies from holding executive sessions by videoconference. (25 § 307.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1030_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Career & Technology Education Committee 2/12/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1030_hcr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (99-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1030_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 3/18/03 Senate Committee – Laid Over

HB 1044 (Leist/Shurden) – CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION/CHILDREN FIRST FUND. Increas- ing membership of the Commission on Children and Youth's interagency child abuse prevention task force from 16 members to 17, to include a representative from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center who has expertise in research and development of child abuse prevention programs; abolishing the Children First Fund and transferring monies to the Child Abuse Prevention Fund; requiring that at least 10 percent of monies available in the fund each year for apportionment be set aside for secondary prevention programs; repealing a section relating to the Children First Fund. (63 §§ 1- 227.1, 1-227.4, 1-227.6, 1-227.8) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1044_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appro & Budget Committee, Health & Social Svcs 2/19/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1044_hcr.rtf 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill Passed – House (81-18) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1044_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Reassigned to Appro Com, Health & Social Svcs Subcom

40 HB 1051 (Pope/Price) – CARBON SEQUESTRATION ENHANCEMENT. Expanding the scope of the Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act; modifying report to include practices that capture and sequester carbon dioxide emissions associated with marginal oil and/or gas wells. The advisory committee includes a member representing Oklahoma State University. (27A §§ 3-4-101, 3- 4-102, 3-4-103, 3-4-105) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1051_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Environment & Natural Resource Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1051_hcr.rtf 2/24/03 Title Stricken 2/24/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1051_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Energy, Env. & Communications Committee

HB 1058 (Ellis/Corn) – WHISTLEBLOWERS. Prohibiting taking disciplinary action pursuant to the Whistleblower Act against an employee for discussing operations and functions of an agency with the print or electronic media. (74 § 840-2.5) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1058_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Oversight, Admin Rule Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1058_hcr.rtf 2/24/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1058_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee 3/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1058_scr.rtf

HB 1059 (McCarter/Crutchfield) – AMERICAN EX-PRISONER OF WAR FLAG. Modifying the prohibition against displaying flags over tax-supported property to permit the display of the American Ex-Prisoner of War flag. (21 § 375) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1059_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Criminal Justice Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1059_hcr.rtf 2/24/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1059_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee 3/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1059_scr.rtf

HB 1065 (McCarter/Crutchfield) – TRANSFER STUDENTS/GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. Requiring the State Board of Education, before Sept. 1, 2003, to adopt rules ensuring that students who transfer into an Oklahoma school district from out of state after the junior year of high school not be denied, due to differing graduation requirements, the opportunity to be awarded a standard diploma. (70 § 11-103.6f) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1065_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee 2/12/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1065_hcr.rtf 2/24/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/24/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (98-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1065_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1068 (Ray Miller/Rozell) – CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION BOARD. Modi- fying membership of the Board of Career and Technology Education; requiring that five members be from a business or industry where a significant number of the workforce performs a task for which training or other educational services may be obtained from the career and technology education system; requiring members to have resided in the relevant congressional district for at least six months prior to appointment; providing that one member who represents the public, private and/or educational interests of the state be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; specify-

41 ing certain orientation and continuing education requirements. (70 §§ 14-101, 14-102) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1068_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Career & Technology Education Committee 2/13/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1068_cs.rtf 2/19/03 Bill Passed - House (66-33), Emergency Failed (64-34) - 2/19/03 Motion to Reconsider - House 2/24/03 Emergency Failed (64-36) 2/24/03 Bill Released to Senate - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1068_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee 3/11/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Reassigned to Commerce Committee

HB 1075 (Plunk/Maddox) – ADMINISTRATIVE RULES/SMALL BUSINESS. Requiring the submission of a copy of proposed rules and rule impact statement to the Small Business Regulatory Review Committee prior to submitting rules for adoption if the rules may have an adverse economic effect upon small business. (75 §§ 303, 503, 504) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee 3/03/03 Bill Amended & Passed - House (98-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1075_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

HB 1094 (Peters/Fisher) – SCHOOL READINESS. Creating the "Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Act"; creating a 33-member Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board, until July 1, 2009, to promote school readiness supporting community-based efforts to increase the number of children who are ready to succeed by the time they enter school; including the Chancellor or designee on the board; requiring the board to submit an annual report; authorizing the establishment of a not- for-profit school readiness foundation to raise funds and to assist in implementation and achievement of goals of the act. (10 §§ 640/640.3) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1094_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appro & Budget Com, Education Subcommittee 2/19/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1094_cs.rtf 3/05/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/05/03 Bill Amended and Passed - House (57-40), Emergency Failed (66-31) - 3/11/03 Called Up for Reconsideration 3/11/03 Emergency Passed - House (69-31) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1094_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1114 (Erwin/Gumm) – PRODUCT VENDOR INFORMATION. Requiring state agencies, beginning July 1, 2003, to allow product vendors that have an authorized payroll deduction for state employees reasonable access to state employees for providing information concerning their products; specifying conditions for such access. (74 § 842) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1114_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Oversight, Admin Rul Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1114_hcr.rtf 2/24/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (84-16) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1114_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee 3/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1114_scr.rtf

42 HB 1115 (Nations/Rabon) – PRIVATIZATION. Relating to the Oklahoma Privatization of State Functions Act; adding definitions; requiring cost/benefit analysis and report prior to a privatization; providing procedure for a cost/benefit analysis; adding requirements for privatization contracts; requiring certain certification when entering into a privatization contract. (74 §§ 588, 589) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1115_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Oversight, Admin Rul Committee 2/18/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1115_cs.rtf 3/03/03 Title Stricken 3/03/03 Bill Amended and Passed - House (81-20) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1115_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appro Committee, Gen Gov & Transportation

HB 1123 (Greenwood/Dunlap) – TRANSFER OF CREDITS. Stating legislative intent that State System institutions, private institutions accredited by the State Regents, technology center school districts, schools or training programs licensed, accredited, approved or regulated by any state agency, and private schools licensed by the Board of Private Vocational Schools be prohibited from placing statements in documents or brochures given to students or advertising in publications that credits earned at the institution, training program, or school are fully accepted at another institution without having a written agreement with the other institution stating that the credits will be fully accepted. (70 § 3207.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1123_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Higher Education Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass – Committee Substitute - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1123_cs.rtf 2/25/03 Bill Passed - House (99-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1123_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1149 (Ray Miller/Corn) – TWO-YEAR COLLEGES/USE OF COUNTY EQUIPMENT. Au- thorizing the use of county equipment, labor and supplies on property owned by State System two- year colleges or technical branches of colleges. (19 § 339) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1149_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House County & Municipal Govt. Committee 2/17/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1149_hcr.rtf 3/03/03 Bill Passed - House (78-23) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1149_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee

HB 1151 (Dale Smith/Laster) – TEACHER COMPETENCIES. Expanding required teacher competencies to include skills in effective classroom management and student discipline. (70 §§ 6-185, 6- 194) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1151_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee 2/04/03 Reassigned to House Appropriations & Budget Committee, Education Subcommittee 2/19/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1151_hcr.rtf 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (99-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1151_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1152 (Pettigrew/Aldridge) – HEALTH INSURANCE/CONSUMER CHOICE. “Oklahoma Health Insurance Consumer Choice Act”; allowing accident and health insurers to offer optional benefit plans that do not provide state-mandated health benefits; requiring the insurance commissioner to issue annual reports to the legislature by June 30 and Dec. 31 that include the number of policies writ-

43 ten in the state with the limited mandate option and the number of policies written with the full mandate option. (36 §§ 4530/4534, 6512) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1152_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Insurance Committee 2/11/03 Title Stricken 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1152_hcr.rtf 2/24/03 Title Stricken 2/24/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/20/03 Bill Passed - House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1152_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

HB 1161 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1161_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (78-21) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1161_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar 3/19/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/19/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (41-1) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1161_sahb.rtf

HB 1162 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the State Regents. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1162_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (91-8) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1162_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar 3/19/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/19/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (42-0) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1162_sahb.rtf

HB 1165 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Physician Manpower Training Commission. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1165_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (81-18) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1165_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar 3/19/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/19/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (39-1) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1165_sahb.rtf

44 HB 1168 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1168_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (76-22) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1168_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar 3/19/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/19/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (42-0) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1168_sahb.rtf

HB 1169 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the Teacher Preparation Commission. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1169_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (72-27) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1169_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar 3/19/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/19/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (41-2) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1169_sahb.rtf

HB 1192 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating to the University Hospitals Au- thority. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1192_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (82-15) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1192_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar 3/19/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/19/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (43-0) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1192_sahb.rtf

HB 1242 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating from the Rainy Day Fund. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1242_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/12/03 Title Stricken 3/12/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (79-21) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1242_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar

45 HB 1243 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriating from the Rainy Day Fund. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1243_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/12/03 Title Stricken 3/12/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (88-11) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1243_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar

HB 1256 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Making general appropriations to state agencies. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1256_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/12/03 Title Stricken 3/12/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (75-25) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1256_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar 3/19/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/19/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (43-0) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1256_sahb.rtf

HB 1257 (Mitchell/Morgan) – APPROPRIATIONS. Making general appropriations to state agencies. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1257_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred Direct to Calendar 2/04/03 General Order - House 3/12/03 Title Stricken 3/12/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (73-27) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1257_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/18/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Assigned Directly to Calendar 3/19/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/19/03 Bill Amended and Passed - Senate (41-2) – http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1257_sahb.rtf

HB 1278 (Kirby/Hobson) – LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION. Ordering a vote of the people to create the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act; creating Oklahoma Lottery Commission; providing for govern- ance by board of trustees; providing for membership; providing for appointment of Lottery Retailer Advisory Board; specifying duties of board of trustees; providing for appointment and compensation of executive director; specifying powers of Commission; providing for apportionment of lottery proceeds; creating the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund and providing for deposits thereto and expenditures therefrom; specifying certain duties of Office of State Finance; requiring the Legislature to appropriate the net lottery proceeds for certain specific purposes; prohibiting expenditure of nonlot- tery funds for certain purposes; stating intent and provisions relating to participation by minority businesses; specifying certain requirements relating to lottery system vendors; requiring disclosure of certain information; allowing Commission to establish fidelity fund and reserve accounts; providing that lottery sales constitute trust fund and providing for deposit of lottery proceeds; providing for withhold- ing of certain amounts from lottery prizes; providing for unclaimed prize money; allowing Commis- sion to purchase or lease property; specifying duties of board of trustees with respect to financial in-

46 tegrity of lottery; creating Oklahoma Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee; providing for membership and duties thereof. (62 § 7.2) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1278_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee 2/04/03 Reassigned to House Revenue & Taxation Committee 2/12/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1278_cs.rtf 3/05/03 Bill Failed - House (49-52) 3/05/03 Motion to Reconsider - House 3/11/03 Bill Passed - House (52-49) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1278_engr.rtf 3/13/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Finance Committee 3/18/03 Senate Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1278_scs.rtf

HB 1279 (Hutchison/Kerr) – PURCHASING FROM PRISON INDUSTRIES. Expanding entities included in the requirement to purchase prison industries goods and services to include counties, schools, colleges, universities and political subdivisions; adding the condition that the article or service provided by prison industries must be the lowest and best bid. The amendment no longer requires the purchase of prison industries goods, but permits their purchase. (57 § 549.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1279_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Corrections Committee 2/10/02 House Committee – Passed - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1279_hcr.rtf 2/20/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/20/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1279_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/11/03 Withdrawn from Committee; Reassigned to General Government Committee 3/17/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1279_scr.rtf

HB 1292 (Lamons/Littlefield) – SUPPORT EDUCATION LICENSE PLATES. Creating several new special license plates; requiring that all tag agencies display a sample Support Education License Plate in the area of the business accessed by the public. Proceeds from the sale of the support education plates are to be apportioned to various education entities, including the Higher Education Revolv- ing Fund and the Teachers’ Retirement Benefit Fund. (47 § 1136) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee 2/10/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1292_cs.rtf 2/27/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 2/27/03 Bill Amended and Passed - House (94-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1292_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Finance Committee

HB 1297 (Turner/Crutchfield) – CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION BOARD. Re- quiring that members of the State Board of Career and Technology Education have personal experience with the career-technology education system either as a former employee or as a former student, or be employed by a business or industry where a significant number of the workforce has been trained in the career-technology education system or for whom training or other educational services may be obtained from the system; requiring that board members have a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency. (70 § 14-101) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1297_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Career & Technology Education Committee

47 2/19/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1297_hcr.rtf 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (69-29) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1297_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

HB 1300 (Turner/Gumm) – RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Relates to the Oklahoma Private Activity Bond Allocation Act; modifying amount reserved for Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; creating the Rural Area Development Task Force; providing for membership; providing for selection of officers; providing for application of certain statutory provisions; prescribing study by Task Force; authorizing request for assistance; providing for staff assistance; requiring review of prior recommendations; requiring final report. (62 § 695.24) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Economic Development Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1300_int.rtf 2/19/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Passed - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1300_cs.rtf 3/10/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (80-20) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1300_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Finance Committee

HB 1309 (Benge/Lawler) – RETIREMENT/PRIOR SERVICE. Modifying the method of comput- ing benefits for members of the Teachers’ Retirement System; modifying provisions related to sick leave and creditable service. (70 § 17-116.2) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1309_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee 2/10/03 House Committee – Passed as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1309_hcr.rtf 2/19/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (96-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1309_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee

HB 1329 (Perry/Coffee) – ONLINE BIDDING. Enacting the "Oklahoma Online Bidding Act"; authorizing state agency purchasing agents, in certain circumstances, to use online bidding to obtain bids authorized by the Central Purchasing Act or the Public Building Construction and Planning Act for the purchase of goods, services, construction or information services. (61 § 209; 74 §§ 85.5, 85.45o/85.45s) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1329_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Oversight, Admin Rul Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1329_hcr.rtf 3/03/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (88-9) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1329_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate General Government Committee

HB 1342 (Deutschendorf/Capps) – ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AC- CESSIBILITY. Creating an Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Task Force until July 1, 2004, to study and prepare recommendations concerning the accessibility for the disabled to publicly produced and provided electronic and information technology; including on the task force a representative of OneNet and the project manager for Oklahoma Able Tech, the state assistive technology project located at Oklahoma State University. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003- 04HB/HB1342_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Science & Technology Committee 2/05/03 House Committee – Do Pass -

48 http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1342_hcr.rtf 2/20/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1342_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Aerospace & Technology Committee

HB 1343 (Deutschendorf/Robinson) – INTERNET-BASED COURSES. Authorizing district boards of education policies and procedures for Internet-based courses to include criteria for establishing fees or charges; prohibiting students from being enrolled in an Internet-based course without prior approval of the board of education. (70 § 1-111) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1343_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee 2/06/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1343_hcr.rtf 2/19/03 Bill Passed - House (98-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1343_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1362 (Ingmire/Morgan) – RETIREMENT/ALTERNATE PLAN. Creating the Alternate Re- tirement Plan for Eligible Employees of Participating State Institutions of Higher Education Act; authorizing boards of regents of participating institutions, by June 30, 2004, to establish an alternate retirement plan for the entities under the jurisdiction of such regents, for eligible employees and electing employees in lieu of membership in the Teachers' Retirement System; specifying requirements for such plans. (70 §§ 17-103, 17-201/17-209) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1362_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee 2/17/03 House Committee – Report Progress 2/18/03 Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1362_cs.rtf 3/10/03 Title Stricken 3/10/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (94-4) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1362_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee

HB 1380 (Bonny/Maddox) – WORKFORCE INVESTMENT. Creating the Oklahoma Workforce Investment Act; establishing state and local workforce investment boards, reserving $704,000 out of certain funds allocated to the state for use by the Career and Technology Education Dept. to administer a statewide offender employment training program; allowing the State Workforce Investment Board to hold meetings by teleconference. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1380_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Commerce, Industry & Labor Committee 2/19/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1380_hcr.rtf 3/12/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 3/12/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (56-43) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1380_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

HB 1382 (Ferguson/Wilcoxson) – STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS/SCHOOLS. Authorizing the State Board of Education to grant emergency exemptions from any educational-related statutory requirement for one year to individual schools or school districts due to a financial crisis; prohibiting emergency exemption from any federal educational-related requirements or from teacher salary, retirement, licensure, and certification requirements, the Oklahoma School Testing Program and the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program. (70 § 3-129) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1382_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee

49 2/06/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1382_hcr.rtf 2/27/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/27/03 Bill Passed - House (95-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1382_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, Education Subcommittee

HB 1385 (Ferguson/Milacek) – GASOLINE TAX. Calling for a vote of the people to increase the gasoline and diesel fuel taxes, to be imposed incrementally through the year 2031; designating revenues from the tax increase be allocated to the revolving funds for the state Aeronautics Commission, Public Transit, Tourism and Passenger Rail, the Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund, and to the Tax Commission for specified purpose. (68 §§ 500.4, 500.6, 500.7, 603) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1385_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Revenue & Taxation Committee 2/19/03 House Committee – Do Pass as Amended - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1385_hcr.rtf 3/12/03 Floor Amendment 3/12/03 Title Stricken 3/12/03 Bill Passed - House (72-23) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1385_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

HB 1393 (Reynolds/Aldridge) – PURCHASING/STATE CONTRACT BIDS. Requiring the State Purchasing Director before contracts are awarded to ensure that a business entity submitting a bid for a state contract is registered with the Secretary of State if required and that the entity has not had its right to do business suspended for non-payment of franchise tax. (74 § 85.5) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1393_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Oversight, Admin Rule Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1393_hcr.rtf 2/24/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/24/03 Bill Passed - House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1393_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

HB 1396 (Braddock/Leftwich) – MILITARY BASE CLOSURE. Creating the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission to analyze state policies affecting military facilities currently in use by the U.S. Dept. of Defense and to examine methods for improving the potential private sector market value or potential for such military facilities; creating Office of Defense Affairs within the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; directing the department to conduct an impact study of the economic effects of military bases and installations within the state to include an analysis of the probable effect of the closure of any one of the military bases or installations within the state. (74 §§ 5401, 5402, 5403, 5404) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1396_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Economic Development Committee 2/12/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1396_hcr.rtf 2/24/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 2/24/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1396_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appro Committee, Natural Resources & Reg Svcs

HB 1397 (Braddock/Leftwich) – MILITARY BASE CLOSURE. Enacts the Oklahoma Military Asset Realignment and Closure Prevention Finance Act of 2003; making legislative findings; stating legislative intent to establish a program pursuant to which the affected communities will be able to access financial assistance in a timely fashion to avoid a detrimental military base realignment or closure. 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appropriations & Budget Committee

50 http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1397_int.rtf 2/06/03 Committee Reassignment - Economic Development 2/19/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1397_cs.rtf 3/05/03 Title Stricken 3/05/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (101-0) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1397_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee

HB 1414 (Staggs/Pruitt) – SCHOOL TESTING. Modifying language relating to the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. (70 §§ 1210.508, 1210.541) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1414_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee 2/06/03 House Committee – Laid Over 2/13/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1414_hcr.rtf 2/25/03 Title Stricken 2/25/03 Bill Amended and Passed - House (76-23) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1414_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1438 (Brannon/Corn) – SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION. Modifying certification requirements for superintendents and principals. (70 § 6-189) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1438_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee 2/06/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1438_hcr.rtf 2/27/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/27/03 Bill Passed - House (56-40), Emergency Failed (55-41) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1438_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1440 (Brannon/Corn) – RETIREMENT/DEFERRED OPTION PLAN. Authorizing a deferred retirement option plan for the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. (70 § 17-122) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1440_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee 2/17/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1440_cs.rtf 3/11/03 Title Stricken 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (98-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1440_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee

HB 1444 (Stanley/Shurden) – PHYSICIANS/DENTISTS. Amending sections pertaining to chiro- practic physicians, podiatric physicians, dentists, the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act, allopathic physicians and osteopathic physicians. 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Public Health Committee - http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1444_int.rtf 2/19/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1444_cs.rtf 3/11/03 Title Stricken 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (97-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1444_engr.rtf

51 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee

HB 1445 (Stanley/Maddox) – DENTAL HYGIENISTS. Modifying definitions relating to the State Dental Act; adding definition of “out-of-state dental hygienist”; authorizing the practice of dental hy- giene in a treatment facility. (59 §§ 328.3, 328.29, 328.33, 328.34) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Public Health Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1445_int.rtf 2/19/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1445_cs.rtf 3/10/03 Title Stricken 3/10/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (96-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1445_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee

HB 1457 (Adair/Hobson) – TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND. Relat- ing to the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund; modifying and adding duties of the Board of Investors; modifying and deleting definitions; modifying procedures for determining operating budget for the Board of Directors. (62 § 2307) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1457_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee 2/20/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1457_hcr.rtf 3/13/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (93-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1457_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Finance Committee

HB 1465 (Askins/Morgan) – ATHLETE AGENTS. Enacts a comprehensive “Uniform Athlete Agents Act”; repealing sections relating to athlete agents. (70 § 821.81 et seq.) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1465_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee 2/10/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Passed - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1465_cs.rtf 2/26/03 Title Stricken 2/26/03 Bill Passed - House (89-11) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1465_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 3/18/03 Enacting Clause Stricken 3/18/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass as Amended http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1465_scr.rtf

HB 1466 (Askins/Morgan) – WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Amending sections relating to Workers’ Compensation and disability awards. (85 §§ 22, 41, 43, 201.1) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Judiciary Committee 2/17/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1466_hcr.rtf 3/06/03 Title Stricken 3/06/03 Bill Passed - House (97-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1466_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

HB 1476 (Greenwood/Wilcoxson) – SCHOOL TESTING. Modifying language relating to student performance levels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. (70 § 1210.541) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1476_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee 2/13/03 House Committee – Do Pass -

52 http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1476_hcr.rtf 2/26/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (91-4) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1476_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1495 (Sweeden/Gumm) – COMPLAINT SYSTEM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TASK FORCE. Abolishing the Task Force to Review the Complaint System for Persons with Dis- abilities, of which the Chancellor is a member. (74 §§ 169.2, 169.2a) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops & Agency Oversight Committee 2/04/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1495_hcr.rtf 2/10/03 Bill Passed – House (100-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1495_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Sunset Review Committee 3/20/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass (Committee Report Pending)

HB 1496 (Sweeden/Corn) – PURCHASING. Allowing state agencies to acquire items from local suppliers when the acquisition satisfies the needs of the agency more efficiently and economically than suppliers on a statewide contract entered into by the State Purchasing Director. (74 § 85.5) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops & Agency Oversight Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1496_hcr.rtf 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (78-21) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1496_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee

HB 1500 (Sweeden/Gumm) – ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Modifying language relating to administrative procedures; emergency administrative rules. (75 § 253, 74 § 3117) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1500_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Oversight, Admin Rul Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1500_hcr.rtf 3/11/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/11/03 Title Stricken 3/11/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (97-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1500_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 3/18/03 Senate Committee – Laid Over

HB 1512 (Paulk/Littlefield) – EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. Modifying language relating to requiring school districts and institutions of higher learning to develop an emergency preparedness plan for protection from natural and man-made disasters and emergencies; requiring annual reports to the local school boards or Board of Regents; changing the “Oklahoma Civil Defense and Emergency Resources Management Act” to the “Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003” and making appropriate amendments thereto. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1512_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Public Safety & Homeland Sec Committee 2/17/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1512_cs.rtf 3/03/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (101-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1512_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Vets, Military & Public Safety Committee

HB 1528 (Perry/Coffee) – E-MAIL. Making it unlawful to send electronic mail messages that consist of unsolicited electronic mail advertisements without certain information in the subject line. (15 §§ 776.1, 776.4)

53 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Science & Technology Committee 2/12/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1528_cs.rtf 3/11/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 3/11/03 Bill Amended and Passed - House (99-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1528_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Energy, Env. & Communications Committee

HB 1553 (McIntyre/Horner) – SHARED LEAVE. Enacting the "State Employees Retention Act"; creating a State Employees Shared Leave Pool to provide a statewide system enabling state employees to donate annual or sick leave that can be used by state employees qualified to receive leave in accor- dance with the leave-sharing program of the state. 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Govt Ops, Oversight, Admin Rul Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1553_int.rtf 2/18/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1553_cs.rtf 3/04/03 Bill Passed - House (90-7) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1553_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee

HB 1559 (Calvey/Williams) – UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. Establishes criteria for a waiver of nonresident tuition for students who resided with a parent or guardian while attending high school, graduated from high school in the state or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in the state, resided in the state for at least three years prior to the date the student graduated from high school or received the equivalent diploma, registers as an entering student in a State System institution no earlier than the beginning of the 2003-04 school year and, in the case of a student without lawful immigration status, files an affidavit with the institution stating the student has filed an application or has a petition pending with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to legalize their immigration status or stating that the student will file an application to become a permanent resident at the earliest opportunity the student is eligible to do so. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1559_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Higher Education Committee 2/11/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1559_cs.rtf 2/20/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 2/20/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (81-18) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1559_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee

HB 1562 (Perry/Snyder) – COMPUTERS/OBSCENE MATERIALS. Making the act of download- ing on a computer any obscene material or child pornography a felony. (21 § 1021) 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Higher Education Committee 2/19/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1562_cs.rtf 3/05/03 Bill Passed - House (101-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1562_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee

HB 1607 (Roggow/Milacek) – GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. Providing that in regard to high school graduation requirements, the Oklahoma History requirement may be waived for students who have completed and passed a state history or government course of study in another state. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1607_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee

54 2/13/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1068_cs.rtf 3/05/03 Bill and Emergency Passed – House (101-0) http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1607_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1646 (Ferguson/Wilcoxson) – EDUCATIONAL RECORDS/CONFIDENTIALITY. Modify- ing language relating to confidentiality of educational records and material. (51 § 24A.16, 70 § 6-115) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1646_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee 2/06/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1646_hcr.rtf 3/03/03 Floor Amendment Adopted 3/03/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (99-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1646_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1654 (Ray Miller/Rozell) – TECHNOLOGY CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. Modifying language relating to the technology center school districts; modifying authorization for certain building projects. (70 § 14-108) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1654_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Career & Technology Education Committee 2/19/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1654_cs.rtf 3/04/03 Bill Passed - House (65-33) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1654_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, Education Subcommittee

HB 1670 (Roggow/Williamson) – OPEN MEETING. Relating to the Open Meeting Act; providing procedures for receiving comments from the public at meetings of public bodies; providing method of response to public comments. (25 § 311.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1670_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee 2/20/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1670_cs.rtf 3/06/03 Bill Passed - House (93-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1670_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

HB 1706 (Wilson/Maddox) – BID ASSISTANCE/GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. Creating the “Oklahoma Government Bid Assistance Center Act”; directing the Career and Technology Education Board to establish a government bid assistance center program; requiring the Board to designate certain technology center schools as bid assistance service centers. (70 § 14-130 et seq) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1706_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee 2/10/03 Committee Reassignment - Career and Technology Education 2/19/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1706_hcr.rtf 3/04/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (68-23) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1706_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, Education Subcommittee

HB 1710 (Roberts/Corn) – RETIREMENT. Prescribing procedures related to legislative consideration of nonfiscal and fiscal retirement measures. (62 § 1001.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1710_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee 2/17/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1710_hcr.rtf 3/11/03 Title Stricken

55 3/11/03 Bill Passed - House (98-1) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1710_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee

HB 1723 (Case/Coffee) – RETIREMENT/HEALTH COVERAGE. Amending reference allowing certain participants not to enroll in state health plan if the participant provides proof of other health and dental coverage. (74 §§ 1370, 1371) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1723_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Retirement Laws Committee 2/10/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1723_cs.rtf 3/04/03 Title Stricken 3/04/03 Bill Passed – House (96-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1723_engr.rtf 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Retirement & Group Health Committee

HB 1748 (Nations/Morgan) – TUITION. Modifying language relating to higher education and resident and nonresident tuition and fees; enlarging distribution of report on tuition and fees; modifying contents of report; modifying certain limits set on the State Regents for certain increases in resident and nonresident tuition and fees; providing for mandatory fees; specifying criteria for use in determi- nation of tuition and fee limits; deleting certain tuition and fee limits; deleting time limits set on the State Regents regarding increases in resident and nonresident tuition and fees; requiring the State Re- gents to take certain actions with regard to ensuring affordability and access to student aid when establishing tuition rates; authorizing institutional governing boards to establish academic service fees and specifying limit; modifying information to be maintained on fees; requiring the State Regents to maintain certain reports concerning tuition and fees for public inspection; requiring certain institutions to submit certain report to the United States Department of Education; requiring certain audit and specifying submission of audit for public inspection; amending section relating to fee increases by state agencies; modifying description of higher education boards in exception to certain requirement on fees; modifying compliance standard for reporting to the Legislature on fee increases; changing name of certain legislative committee; repealing sections which relate to tuition at Oklahoma State Univer- sity Technical Branches at Okmulgee and Oklahoma City and to special fees. (70 §§ 3117, 3218.2, 3218.8, 3218.8a, 3218.9, 3218.10, 3218.12) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1748_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appro. & Budget Committee, Educ. Subcom. 2/19/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1748_cs.rtf 2/26/03 Floor Substitute Adopted 2/26/03 Bill Amended and Passed - House (72-28) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1748_engr.rtf 3/10/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 3/19/03 Senate Committee – Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1748_scr.rtf 3/20/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - Senate (32-9) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04SB/hb1748_sflr.rtf 3/20/03 To Governor -

HB 1756 (Hefner/Easley) – ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT. Modifying language relating to Al- ternative Placement teaching certificate; authorizing an alternative to examinations required for alternative certification for teachers to allow for passing a competency examination offered to candidates in the troops for teachers program that is comparable to the general education and subject area portion of the competency exam. (70 § 6-122.3) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1756_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee 2/13/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1756_cs.rtf 3/03/03 Bill Passed - House (98-0) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1756_engr.rtf

56 3/17/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Education Committee

HB 1767 (Adair/Hobson) – EDUCATION MANDATES. Relates to schools; directing the State De- partment of Education to conduct an evaluation of certain legislation; requiring a report; creating the School State Aid Funding Study Group; stating duties of the Study Group; providing for membership, officers, staffing, and travel reimbursement; authorizing the employment of an independent consultant; requiring a report; authorizing the State Board of Education to waive certain class size penalties; limiting application of waived penalties; directing the Board to establish guidelines for application for a penalty waiver; stating criteria for guidelines; providing time limit for consideration of an application; creating the Task Force on School District Administrative Reorganization or Consolidation; stating purpose of the Task Force; requiring recommendations by a certain date; providing for membership, meetings, staffing, and travel reimbursement; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 6-101, which relates to teacher contracts; changing contract notification dates; amending 70 O.S. 2001, §§ 6-101.3 and 6- 101.26, which relate to teacher due process procedures; modifying definition; adding definition; modifying career teacher due process hearings; providing procedure for a career teacher pretermination hearing; providing procedure for a probationary teacher hearing; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 6-200, which relates to professional development institutes; directing the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to develop and offer certain professional development institutes; providing for certain criteria; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 3-152, which relates to the Academic Performance Award Program; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 6-189.1, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2002 (70 O.S. Supp. 2002, § 6-189.1), which relates to middle level mathematics certification and endorsement; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 6-195.1, which relates to a continuing education program for teachers teaching mathematics; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 6-204.2, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 236, O.S.L. 2002 (70 O.S. Supp. 2002, § 6-204.2), which relates to the Education Leadership Oklahoma program; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 18-108, which relates to kindergarten attendance; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 26-105, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2002 (70 O.S. Supp. 2002, § 26-105), which relates to the flexible benefit allowance for school district employees; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 1210.508E, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 212, O.S.L. 2002 (70 O.S. Supp. 2002, § 1210.508E), which relates to retention and remediation of certain third-grade students; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 1210.569, which relates to the needs assessment and alternative education plan; amending 70 O.S. 2001, § 1210.710, which relates to school counselors for urban school districts; making certain legislative mandates contingent upon funding by the Legislature. 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Common Education Committee http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1767_int.rtf 2/20/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HB1767_cs.rtf 3/13/03 Floor Substitute 3/13/03 Floor Amendment 3/13/03 Bill and Emergency Passed - House (92-2) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1767_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

HJR 1011 (Vaughn/Robinson) – SMOKING IN INDOOR WORKPLACES. Proposed constitutional amendment adding a new section prohibiting smoking in indoor workplaces; providing excep- tions. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HJR1011_int.rtf 2/04/03 Second reading - Referred to House Rules Committee 2/20/03 House Committee – Committee Substitute Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HJR1011_cs.rtf 3/13/03 Title Stricken

57 3/13/03 Bill Passed - House (59-37), Special Election Provision Failed (43-53) - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hjr1011_engr.rtf 3/19/03 Second reading - Referred to Senate Human Resources Committee

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

HCR 1004 (Claunch/Aldridge) – RESIDENCY POLICIES. Encouraging the State Regents to review policies on residency for tuition, scholarship and financial aid purposes to assist military dependents. 2/10/03 House Introduced - http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HCR1004_int.rtf 2/13/03 Second reading - Referred to House Higher Education Committee 2/19/03 House Committee – Do Pass - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HCR1004_hcr.rtf 3/04/03 Adopted – House - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hcr1004_engr.rtf

HCR 1006 (O’Neal) – ZERO-BASED BUDGETING. Calling on the legislature to implement a zero-based budget system similar to that proposed by Governor Henry as part of the FY04 executive budget in order to require justification by government entities for all items of appropriation; directing the legislature to take necessary steps to find methods for eliminating the projected difference between the FY03 appropriations level and the amount of revenue projected for collection during FY03, without proposals for raising revenue. 2/13/03 House Introduced - http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/HCR1006_int.rtf 2/17/03 Second reading - Referred to House Appropriations & Budget Committee

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