LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Friday, January 20, 1998

OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

From: Bryce Fair & Carolyn McCoy

Highlights This Week:

Funds Allocated to GCCA Subcommittees: On

Upcoming Events:

Governor’s State of the State Address: Monday, February 2, 1:00 p.m., House Chamber.
Higher Education Day: Wednesday, February 4; registration starting at 8:30 a.m., main session in the House Chamber at 9:30 a.m.; Governor Frank Keating, Senate Pro Tempore Stratton Taylor, and House Speaker Loyd Benson are expected to participate.
Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System Task Force, Friday, February 6, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol (room # not available at this time).

Upcoming Legislative Deadlines:

February 2, Monday First Day of Legislative Session

Governor’s State of the State Address

February 19, Thursday Bills from Committee of House of Origin

March 12, Thursday Bills from Floor of House of Origin

March 26, Thursday Bills from Committee of Opposite House

April 16, Thursday Bills from Floor of Opposite House

May 29, Friday Sine Die Adjournment

Legislative Meetings Next Week:

Monday, February 2, 1:30 p.m. (or after the State of the State speech), Room 412-B, Capitol, House Science & Technology Committee

Agenda: (Bills will be discussed but no official action will be taken until February 9.) Seven bills are on the agenda including the following three:

HB 2651 – educational technology
HB 2863 – Oklahoma Technology Transfer Act
HB 2954 – Oklahoma State Technology Officer

Tuesday, February 3, 10:30 a.m., Room 432-A, Capitol, Higher Education Subcommittee of the House Education Committee, (agenda not yet announced).

Note: Our weekly legislative updates are available on the internet homepage of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education at: http://www.osrhe.edu. The updates are located under "Legislative Updates" in the Directory of Documents. Each week's update should be posted on the homepage by late Friday afternoon.

If you need copies of any of the bills, please contact Carolyn McCoy at (405) 225-9165 or e-mail her at "cmccoy@osrhe.edu".