INDEX
BILLS OF INTEREST TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Tax
Credit
for college donations, HB 2503
Credit
for college research, HB 2504
Exemption
for
Admission
tickets, SB 1214
Campus
construction projects, SB 1216
Institutional
parking, SB 1057
Retirement
benefits, HB 1867
Teacher
Certification,
SB 849, SB 1067, SB 1392, SB 1595, HB 1911, HB 2016, HB 2026, HB 2728
Forgivable
loans, SB 1393, SB 1499, HB 2685
BILL SUMMARIES
Status
Reported as of February 3, 2000
SENATE BILLS
SB 811 (Shurden/Leist) - RAFFLES. Provides an exemption from lottery and gambling laws for raffles
conducted by a church, an elementary or secondary school, a student group or
parent-teacher organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
or a religious, charitable, labor, fraternal, veteran, firefighter, law
enforcement, educational or other type of nonprofit organization. (21 § 1051)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB811_int.rtf
SB 817 (Milacek) - RETIREMENT. Increases to
$18,000 the earnings limit for certain retired members of the Teachers’
Retirement System. (70 §
17-116.10) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB817_int.rtf
SB 824 (Maddox) - ANSWERING MACHINES/VOICE MAIL.
Requires that the primary telephone number at state agencies, including
State System higher education institutions, centers and other constituent
agencies, be answered by an agency employee during normal business hours;
prohibits the use of an answering device on the primary telephone designated to
receive calls from the public during normal business hours or forwarded to a telephone
that is not answered by an employee; provides an exception to allow agencies to
use answering devices to answer calls during other than normal business hours
and calls to other numbers the agency maintains. (74 § 3306) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB824_int.rtf
SB 843 (Helton) - GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Removes
the first-come-first-served criteria for awarding scholarships for teachers and
administrators to attend the Great Expectations Summer Institutes for Teachers;
authorizes the State Board of Education to develop criteria for scholarship
awards. (70 § 6-194.2) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB843_int.rtf
SB 849 (Crutchfield) - TEACHER CERTIFICATION. Modifies criteria for certification in early
childhood education to allow certification of a person who has a child
Development Associate credential and has at least five years’ experience as an
early childhood educator with a Head Start program or with a public school in
the state working in an early childhood education program for children four
years of age and younger. (70 §
11-103.7) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB849_int.rtf
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB863_int.rtf
SB 863 (Harrison/Easley) - CLIMATOLOGICAL/LITERACY INITIATIVES. Re-creates various boards including the
Oklahoma Climatological Survey and the Literacy Initiatives Commission. (74 § 3907)
Bill text:
SB 866 (Harrison/Easley) - BOARD OF TESTS FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG
INFLUENCE. Re-creates the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence,
the chairman of which is the Dean of the OU College of Medicine or the Dean’s
designee. (47 § 759) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB866_int.rtf
SB 868 (Harrison/Easley) - STATE ANATOMICAL BOARD. Re-creates the
State Anatomical Board. (47 §
759) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB868_int.rtf
SB 875 (Williams/Staggs) - SCHOOL TESTING. Modifies from the 2001-02 school year to the
1999-2000 school year the date for implementation of a norm-referenced test to
be administered to fourth-grade students.
(70 § 1210.508) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB875_int.rtf
SB 888 (Muegge) - AGRICULTURE SEED BANKS.
Creates a 13-member Task Force on Agriculture Seed Banks, the membership
of which includes the Dean of Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agriculture
or a designee. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB888_int.rtf
SB 893 (Milacek) - TUITION WAIVER. Requires a
fee waiver for full-time members of the U.S. Armed Forces whose tuition is not
being satisfied by another government agency.
(70 § 328.15) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB893_int.rtf
SB 896 (Morgan) - RETIREMENT. Provides for
transfer of service credit between the Teachers’ Retirement System (OTRS) and
the Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS). (70 § 17-116.2) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB896_int.rtf
SB 897 (Morgan) - STATE PERSONNEL. Modifies the time limit for an employer to
pay wages to an employee to allow the state an additional seven working days
after the end of a pay period; authorizes the Administrator of the Office of
Personnel Management to purchase awards for presentation to state employees as
part of employee recognition activities sponsored by OPM; authorizes
performance-based salary adjustments; modifies other sections relating to the
Oklahoma Personnel Act. (62 § 7.10; 74
§§ 840-1.6A, 840-3.5, 840-5.5) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB897_int.rtf
SB 900 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. This is a shell bill appropriating to
various education entities including the State Board of Education for
scholarships to the Great Expectations Summer Institutes for Teachers, for
grants for a community education consortium group which is associated with a
State System institution, for monitoring programs for teacher applicants on a
contract basis with a State System institution, for participation in the
National Assessment of Educational Progress, for contracting with the Oklahoma
Alliance for Geographic Education, and to the Teacher Preparation
Commission. (70 § 18.103.1)
SB 905 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. Provides budgetary limitations for the
Teacher Preparation Commission.
SB 913 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriates to various health entities
including the University Hospitals Authority.
SB 918 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. Provides budgetary
limitations for the University Hospitals Authority.
SB 954 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS/STATE
REGENTS/PMTC/OCAST/TEACHER PREP/UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS. This is a general appropriations bill which
appropriates to the State Regents, the Physician Manpower Training Commission,
the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST),
Teacher Preparation Commission and the University Hospitals Authority.
SB 970 (Haney/Settle) - DEFERRED SAVINGS. Merges provisions of duplicate sections
relating to the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Savings Incentive Plan. (74 § 1707)
SB 972 (Haney/Settle) - STRATEGIC PLANNING. Clarifies language relating to agency
strategic plans. (62 § 45.3)
SB 974 (Haney/Settle) - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT/TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. Authorizes the Department of Central
Services to expend certain monies in the Capital Improvement Revolving Fund for
site location, design and architectural work for projects funded by the Tobacco
Settlement Revolving Fund as approved by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission
and the Contingency Review Board. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB974_int.rtf
SB 975 (Haney/Settle) - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT/STATE REGENTS. Authorizes the Department of Central Services
to expend certain monies in the Capital Improvement Revolving Fund for site
location, design and architectural work for projects of the State Regents as
approved by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission and the Contingency
Review Board. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB975_int.rtf
SB 977 (Haney/Settle) - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. Creates a Tobacco Settlement Revolving Fund
comprising monies received by the state in settlement of claims against tobacco
manufacturers; requires legislative appropriation for expenditure of such
funds. (62 § 277.3) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB977_int.rtf
SB 978 (Haney/Settle) - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. Creates a Tobacco Settlement Revolving Fund
comprising monies received by the state in settlement of claims against tobacco
manufacturers; requires legislative appropriation for expenditure of such
funds. (62 § 277.3) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB978_int.rtf
SB 979 (Haney/Settle) - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. Clarifies language relating to the Capital Improvement
Authority. (73 § 301)
SB 981 (Haney/Settle) – HIGHER EDUCATION CAPITAL FUND. Clarifies language relating to the Higher
Education Capital Fund and to gross production tax apportionment. (62 § 41.29d,
68 § 1004) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB981_int.rtf
SB 982 (Haney/Settle) - TUITION SCHOLARSHIP. Clarifies language relating to the Oklahoma
Tuition Scholarship Fund and to gross production tax apportionment. (62 §
41.29e, 68 § 1004) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB982_int.rtf
SB 984 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriates to the State Regents.
SB 990 (Morgan) - RETIREMENT. Provides an
additional opportunity to certain retired or vested members of OTRS to elect to
again be covered under the health, dental and all other insurance benefits
authorized by the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Act, if his or
her spouse loses coverage for any reason.
(74 §§ 1316.2, 1316.3) Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB990_int.rtf
SB 991 (Morgan) - RETIREMENT. Changes the
effective date of a 1999 measure relating to retirement to July 1, 2001. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB991_int.rtf
SB 995 (Morgan) - EMPLOYEES BENEFITS. This is
a shell bill relating to the Employee Benefits Council. (74 § 1365)
SB 996 (Morgan) - RETIREMENT. This is a shell
bill relating to the Teachers’ Retirement System. (70 § 17-108.1)
SB 997 (Morgan) - INSURANCE. This is a shell
bill relating to the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board. (74 § 1308.1)
SB 1001 (Morgan) - EMPLOYEES RECOGNITION.
States legislative intent that the promotion of excellence in the
workplace is a legitimate public purpose; authorizes state agencies, in order
to establish a state government quality program, to establish employee
recognition and incentive programs; authorizes expenditure of
state-appropriated monies for employee recognition ceremonies and the purchase
of recognition awards for presentation to members of work units or individual
employees. (74 § 840-7.1) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1001_int.rtf
SB 1004 (Leftwich) - PRIVATIZATION OF STATE FUNCTIONS. Requires agencies, before contracting to
privatize a function, to determine the fully allocated cost of the current
service delivery system and the existence of an adequate number of vendors to
assure the presence of a competitive market; requires an agency to provide its
employees with a consultant to help prepare an employee proposal or training on
proposal preparation; requires that proposals submitted by agency employees be
considered simultaneously in the bid or proposal process with non-employee bids
and proposals; requires the agency, when evaluating bids and proposals from
private vendors and employees, to consider the full cost of privatizing,
including the cost of contract implementation and monitoring and transitional
costs; requires the agency to certify that the privatization is at least 10
percent below the cost of state operation and that it maintains quality
services. (74 § 589) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1004_int.rtf
SB 1013 (Long) - DENTAL HYGIENISTS.
Authorizes the Board of Dentistry to prescribe services dental
hygienists can perform; specifies that organized health services that may
employ registered hygienists may include educational facilities, long-term care
facilities, nursing homes, home health agencies, group homes serving the
elderly, handicapped or juveniles, state-operated institutions, federal, state
or local public health facilities and other facilities deemed appropriate by
the board. (59 § 328-34) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1013_int.rtf
SB 1014 (Wilkerson) - ABLE AGENTS/EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. Requires that Alcoholic Beverage Laws
Enforcement (ABLE) Commission agents appointed beginning July 1, 2000, be at
least 21 years of age and have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college
or university. (37 § 570) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1014_int.rtf
SB 1015 (Williams/Roberts) - DIPLOMA OF HONOR. Clarifies language relating to the diploma
of honor and curriculum standards for high-school graduation. (70 § 11-103.2c) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1015_int.rtf
SB 1020 (Leftwich) - CURRICULUM. Expands math electives in high-school-graduation curriculum
requirements to include economics. (70
§ 11-103.6) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1020_int.rtf
SB 1021 (Maddox) - CAMPUS SECURITY. Authorizes
the governing board of an institution of learning to order disruptive persons
to leave the premises; increases from 30 days to one year the period of
prohibition after being ordered removed from an institution; provides for a
grievance or appeal procedure. (21 §
1376) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1021_int.rtf
SB 1023 (Shurden) - SURPLUS COMPUTERS. Requires that local school districts be
given an opportunity to request state-agency surplus computers and computer
equipment. (74 § 62.4) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1023_int.rtf
SB 1043 (Dunlap) – TUITION
DISCOUNT. Requires State System
institutions to provide a 25-percent tuition reduction for state employees and
their dependents. (70 § 3218.15) Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1043_int.rtf
SB 1044 (Dunlap) - LEAVE. Requires that state employees, upon
termination of employment in state service be paid $1 for every $2 of the
balance of the terminating employee’s accumulated sick leave. (74 § 840-2.20) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1044_int.rtf
SB 1047 (Shurden) - Tuition Scholarship. Amendments to HB 1759; high school
graduation requirements, eligibility for Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Program.
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1047_int.rtf
SB 1049 (Rabon) - PRIVATIZATION. Requires state agencies having a budget of
$50,000 or more, before contracting to privatize a function, to perform a
cost-benefit analysis and provide a copy of the report to the Department of
Central Services; requires Central Services to make certain findings. (74 §§ 588, 588.1, 589) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1049_int.rtf
SB 1057 (Hobson) - SALES TAX EXEMPTION. Provides a sales tax exemption for the sale,
lease or use of parking privileges by a State System institution. (68 § 1356)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1057_int.rtf
SB 1065 (Herbert) - HIRING. Requires state agency personnel with
decision-making authority in the hiring processes to sign an affidavit that no
improper influences were used in the hiring process of an employee and that he
or she was not contacted by a government official concerning the applicant
being hired; requires the establishment of uniform leave rules and forms to be
used. (74 §§ 840-2.9, 840-2.20, 840-6.2) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1065_int.rtf
SB 1066 (Herbert) - PERSONNEL/HIRING. Prohibits state agencies from contracting
with a staffing agency to fill a classified position once a vacancy has
occurred; requires that persons employed in the unclassified position in a
professional or scientific capacity to make or conduct a temporary and special
inquiry, investigation or examination on behalf of the legislature or
legislative committee or by authority of the Governor be funded from the budget
of the appointing authority; modifies the unclassified service for numerous entities. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1066_int.rtf
SB 1067 (Rabon) - CURRICULUM. Modifies requirements relating to core
curriculum, open transfers, the Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Program, diplomas
of honor, certification for math teachers, and charter schools. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1067_int.rtf
SB 1078 (Muegge) - AGRICULTURE/OSU COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION. Authorizes
mediation services for agricultural and rural living issues; directs the
Agriculture Department, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension
Service, to develop and implement a plan to increase public awareness of the program. (2 § 2-29)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1078_int.rtf
SB 1080 (Laughlin) - SCHOOL
TESTING. Directs the
development and administration of a comprehensive criterion-referenced test as
an indication of certain competencies.
(70 § 1210.508) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1080_int.rtf
SB 1100 (Stipe) - PUBLIC BIDDING. Removes the felony penalty for the
disclosure by a public agency of the terms of a bid submitted in response to a
bid notice in advance of the time set for the opening of all bids. (61 §§ 116, 118) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1100_int.rtf
SB 1139 (Crutchfield) - CURRICULUM. Expands the core curriculum; adds
requirement for certain technology and arts courses; provides for International
Baccalaureate courses; establishes requirements for a diploma with honor. (70 §§ 11-103.6, 11-103.2c) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1139_int.rtf
SB 1146 (Stipe) - WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Provides for representation before the
Workers’ Compensation Court. (85 §§
3.3a, 3.4) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1146_int.rtf
SB 1149 (Henry) - WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Reorganizes language providing for compensation
for job-related illness and injuries under the Workers’ Compensation Act. (85 §§ 22, 22a, 22a.1/22a.13) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1149_int.rtf
SB 1154 (Morgan) - STUDENT LOANS. Modifies student loans and investment in
student loan programs. (36 § 1629) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1154_int.rtf
SB 1176 (Robinson/Paulk) - PUBLIC
BIDDING. Prohibits public
agencies from requiring for any public construction contract submission of a
project bid based on acquiring or participating in any wrap-up, wrap-around or
controlled insurance program. (61 §
113) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1176_int.rtf
SB 1178 (Robinson) - TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Authorizes use of monies in the Telecommunications
Technology Training Fund for the training of school administrators. (17 § 139.109) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1178_int.rtf
SB 1179 (Pruitt) - PUBLIC BIDDING. Prohibits state agencies from discriminating
against a faith-based organization that applies to be a bidder, supplier or
vendor. (74 § 583.1) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1179_int.rtf
SB 1206 (Henry) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Enacts the "Health Care Liability Act”;
makes health insurance carriers, health maintenance organizations and other
managed care entities liable for damages for harm to an insured or enrollee
proximately caused by health care treatment decisions made by its employees,
agents or representatives acting on its behalf. (76 §§ 21.1/21.4) Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1206_int.rtf
SB 1210 (Wilcoxson/Coleman) - SCHOOL
TESTING. Requires the
Teacher Preparation Commission to adopt a series of performance levels for
student competency examinations. (70 §
6-186) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1210_int.rtf
SB 1211 (Henry) - COLLEGE SAVINGS. Authorizes voluntary payroll deductions for
state employees for payments to a college savings account; exempts college
savings account withdrawals from calculation in taxable income. (62 § 7.10, 68 § 2358) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1211_int.rtf
SB 1214 (Morgan/Nations) - SALES
TAX/ADMISSION TICKETS.
Exempts sales tax for campus activity admission tickets, provided
revenue is used for gender equity purposes.
(68 § 1356) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1214_int.rtf
SB 1216 (Morgan) - SALES TAX/CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS. Exempts from state
sales tax sales of tangible personal property or services for use on campus
construction projects for accredited public or private higher education
institutions, when such projects are financed by or through use of nonprofit,
tax-exempt entities. (68 § 1356) Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1216_int.rtf
SB 1230 (Horner) - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access
Program (OHLAP). Renames the
“Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act” (OHLAP) as the “Oklahoma Plan Ahead
Student Scholarship Act”; allows Oklahoma residents attending a public high
school in a bordering state pursuant to approval of the State Board of
Education to participate in the program upon approval of the Chancellor. (70 §§
2601/2605, 3953.1) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1230_int.rtf
SB 1231 (Horner) - TESTING. Authorizes all schools offering grade 10 or
above to offer a Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) preparatory course to
students. (70 § 11-103.6) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1231_int.rtf
SB 1236 (Williams/Roberts) - EDUCATIONAL
INDICATORS. Clarifies
language relating to the Educational Indicators Program. (70 § 1210.531) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1236_int.rtf
SB 1239 (Leftwich) - Retirement. Requires the Teachers’ Retirement System of
Oklahoma to provide to a member making application to retire an application to
participate in a retired teachers’ organization along with a form allowing the
member to elect to have dues prorated and withheld from the member’s retirement
benefits; requires such an organization to pay for the cost of applications and
forms. (70 § 17-122) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1239_int.rtf
SB 1243 (Weedn) - SCHOOL TESTING. Changes from May 1, 1999, to Dec. 31, 2000,
the date by which course work must be completed by individuals who successfully
complete a curriculum examination by Aug. 31, 1999. (70 § 6-188) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1243_int.rtf
SB 1246 (Hobson) - LEAVE/NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS. Entitles public employees who are members of
the national guard on inactive duty to a leave of absence for any period of
active duty without loss of status or efficiency rating. (44 § 209) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1246_int.rtf
SB 1248 (Fisher) - GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS. Clarifies language relating to the Governmental
Tort Claims Act. (51 § 154) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1248_int.rtf
SB 1250 (Robinson/Paulk) - PUBLIC
CONSTRUCTION. Requires state
agencies to use consultant forms and construction contract forms that the
Department of Central Services requires to award contracts for designs to
construct, renovate, alter, repair, maintain or improve real property or
fixtures of real property of the state. (61 §§ 60, 202) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1250_int.rtf
SB 1252 (Robinson) - TELEMEDICINE. Requires that each nonprofit hospital in the
state receive free of charge, upon written request, one telecommunications line
or wireless connection sufficient for providing telemedicine services the
hospital is equipped to provide; provides that the telecommunications carrier
be entitled to reimbursement from the universal service fund for providing the
line or connection. (17 § 139.109) Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1252_int.rtf
SB 1305 (Hobson) - FEES. Raises the cap on library automation and
materials fees at State System institutions from $1.50 to $2.25 per semester
credit hour; raises the cap on student activity fees from $42 to $45 per
semester and the cap on student health care fees from $46 to $54. (70 §§
3218.11, 3218.12) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1305_int.rtf
SB 1317 (Snyder) - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION. Makes the Department of Central Services the
prime or general contractor for all state public construction and repair
projects except road projects. (61 § 301)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1317_int.rtf
SB 1319 (Johnson) - CURRICULUM. Expands high school graduation curriculum
requirements to include one-half additional unit in Oklahoma history; specifies
requirements for a standard diploma; provides for credit of certain
correspondence courses. (70 §§
11-103.2c, 11-103.6) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1319_int.rtf
SB 1320 (Shurden) - REMEDIAL
COURSES. Allows area vo-tech
school districts to offer post-secondary remedial-level courses of instruction
if remedial-level courses are not offered within the boundaries of the district
by a State System institution or a constituent agency of such institution. (70 § 14-130) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1320_int.rtf
SB 1346 (Snyder) - ALLOCATIONS/RESEARCHERS/TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER. States legislative
intent that the State Regents allocate $1 million in support of each Nobel
Laureate, $500,000 in support of each Hughes Investigator and $250,000 in
support of each National Science Foundation Fellow employed at institutions of
the State System; authorizes the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science
and Technology (OCAST) to contract for establishment, management and oversight
of special projects in technology transfer.
(70 §§ 3241, 5060.30) Bill text:
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1346_int.rtf
SB 1347 (Williamson) – REMEDIAL EES. Expands supplementary fees that may be
established by the State Regents to include remedial instructional fees of a
maximum $137 per semester credit hour at comprehensive universities, $86 per
semester credit hour at regional universities and $13 per semester credit hour
at two-year colleges. (70 §
3218.10) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1347_int.rtf
SB 1355 (Fisher) - GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS. Modifies the Governmental Tort Claims Act to
limit liability of private entities contracting with the state to provide
services previously provided by the state. (51 § 152) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1355_int.rtf
SB 1357 (Brown) - TEXTBOOKS. Requires textbook publishers who contract
with State System institutions to furnish textbooks or supplementary course
materials to furnish the materials in a digital electronic format at no
additional cost. (70 § 3241) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1357_int.rtf
SB 1366 (Pruitt) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Authorizes the State and Education Employees
Group Health Insurance Board to contract with preferred provider organizations
(PPOs) and managed care contractors; requires that the monthly premium for
active employees be less than that for retirees under 65 years of age; requires
the Board to offer the same plans as those offered by the State Employees
Benefits Council and at the same premium rate.
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1366_int.rtf
SB 1377 (Robinson) - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. Creates a Tobacco Settlement Endowment Fund
comprising monies received by the state in settlement of claims against tobacco
manufacturers; designates that the funds be used for health-care services. (62 § 50)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1377_int.rtf
SB 1392 (Ford) - TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
Requires teachers of honors courses to be certified to teach in the subject
area. (70 § 11-103.6c) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1392_int.rtf
SB 1393 (Ford) - TEACHER FORGIVABLE LOANS.
States legislative intent that the State Regents establish a teacher
forgivable loan program for students planning to teach math or science in an
Oklahoma public secondary school. (70 §
698.3) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1393_int.rtf
SB 1395 (Monson) - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT.
Requires that 50 percent of the monies received by the state in settlement
of claims against tobacco manufacturers be deposited in a Tobacco Settlement Endowment
Fund and 50 percent be deposited to a Tobacco Settlement Appropriations Fund;
designates that at least 90 percent of the appropriated funds be used for
health-care services. (62 § 50) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1395_int.rtf
SB 1396 (Monson) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Adds
annual eye exams to the basic plan offered pursuant to the State Employees
Benefits Act; specifies calculation for the excess flexible benefit allowance.
(74 §§ 1363/1365, 1370, 1371) Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1396_int.rtf
SB 1404 (Taylor/Benson) - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. Creates a Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
Fund; requires the board of directors to make decisions regarding investment of
trust monies and to review and make recommendations to the legislature
regarding expenditure of investment income.
(62 § 280) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1404_int.rtf
SB 1408 (Monson) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Requires that the monthly premiums for
certain health-care plans be the same for active employees as for retirees
under 65 years of age; requires the Board to offer mail-order prescriptions and
to provide a maximum calendar-year benefit for the state dental plan of no less
than $2,000. (74 §§ 1304, 1306, 1371)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1408_int.rtf
SB 1410 (Monson) - EMPLOYEES BENEFITS.
Modifies the state employee benefit allowance to the greater of $262.19
per month or an amount equal to the average price of all high-option plans
offered. (74 § 1370) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1410_int.rtf
SB 1414 (Henry) - WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Provides for liability of the employer or the employer's insurance carrier
for the degree of percent of disability which would have resulted from the subsequent
injury if there had been no preexistent impairment. (85 § 3, 10, 22, 42, 92, 172/175) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1414_int.rtf
SB 1446 (Wilcoxson) - SCHOOL
TESTING. Requires the development
and implementation of a comprehensive system of student assessment; outlines
requirements of the system. (70 §
1210.508) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1446_int.rtf
SB 1454 (Henry) - WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Requires the 20 largest Workers’ Compensation insurers in Oklahoma to
file for approval a filing containing prospective loss costs and supporting actuarial
and statistical data for Workers’ Compensation insurance; prohibits a Workers’
Compensation insurer from issuing or renewing a policy the premium for which is
more than its filed rate or more than 15 percent below its filed rate without
approval of the board. (36 §§ 901.5,
902.1) Bill text:
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1454_int.rtf
SB 1460 (Morgan) - HEALTH
INSURANCE. Requires health benefit
plans that provide mental health benefits to include coverage for medically
necessary treatment of social anxiety disorder. (36 § 6060.20) Bill text:
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1460_int.rtf
SB 1472 (Morgan) - HEALTH
INSURANCE. Decreases from 60 to 30
days the time period after which, if an insurance claim is not paid, the
insurer shall pay interest. (36 §
1219) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1472_int.rtf
SB 1478 (Snyder) - Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science
and Technology (OCAST).
Clarifies language relating to the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement
of Science and Technology (OCAST). (74
§ 5060.27) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1478_int.rtf
SB 1486 (Long) - WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Provides for Workers’ Compensation claims for psychological injury. (85 §§ 3, 14.2, 16, 22, 24.2) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1486_int.rtf
SB 1499 (Ford) - LearnPower 2000. Creates the LearnPower 2000 Act; addresses
many issues including alternative teacher certification, middle school
curricular standards, a financial incentive for a "4 X 4" curriculum,
the teacher forgivable loan program, advanced placement courses, legislative
intent language on the elimination of remedial courses at comprehensive and
four-year universities, amending the high school graduation requirements and
the diploma of honor. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1499_int.rtf
SB 1500 (Henry) - ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS. Enacts the
“Administrative Hearings Act;” creates the Administrative Hearings Panel to
exercise the judicial authority of state agencies, boards and commissions;
provides for chief executive officer and administrative hearing officers;
repeals section relating to stays of enforcement of certain agency decisions
pending review. (75 §§ 318, 323) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1500_int.rtf
SB 1509 (Fisher) - HEALTH
INSURANCE. Enacts the “Health
Benefit Plan Internal Appeals Act”; requires health benefit plans to offer
levels of appeal. (63 §§
2529.1/2529.8) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1509_int.rtf
SB 1510 (Dunlap) - UNIVERSITY
HOSPITALS. Requires that hospital
services of the University Hospitals be provided without cost to the Department
of Corrections. (43A § 3-701) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1510_int.rtf
SB 1511 (Long) - HEALTH
INSURANCE. Modifies claims
reimbursement time period under the State and Education Employees Group
Insurance Plan from 45 days to 30. (63
§ 2514) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1511_int.rtf
SB 1518 (Long) - WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Provides for distribution of dividends, rebates, refunds or other distribution
payable by the State Insurance Fund; deletes authority for certain state agencies
to obtain coverage for Workers’ Compensation from certain sources; expands
investment authority of the State Insurance Fund. (85 §§ 2b, 138, 173) Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1518_int.rtf
SB 1581 (Long) - TELEMEDICINE. Clarifies language relating to
telemedicine. (63 § 1-2702) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1581_int.rtf
SB 1594 (Wilcoxson) - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. Sets standards for school improvement and student
learning; directs the State Board of Education and the State Regents to work
with school districts and higher education institutions to ensure that an
implementation schedule is developed and resources prioritized to achieve the
standards by the end of 2007; provides standards for higher education. (70 § 103.9) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1594_int.rtf
SB 1595 (Williams) - ALTERNATIVE
PLACEMENT TEACHING CERTIFICATE.
Modifies the requirements for Alternative Placement teaching
certification. (70 §§ 6-122.3,
6-202) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1595_int.rtf
SB 1598 (Coffee) - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.
Repeals the "Electronic Records and Signature Act of 1998" and
creates the "Uniform Electronic Transaction Act"; provides that the
act applies only to transactions between parties that have agreed to conduct
transactions by electronic means; provides that if a law requires a record to
be in writing an electronic record satisfies the law; provides that if a law requires
a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law; outlines the
applicability of act to certain types of transactions; provides for evidentiary
admissibility of electronic records and signatures; outlines exceptions;
provides that a contract may be formed by interaction of electronic agents of
the parties; provides that an electronic record is sent if certain conditions
are met; designates procedures to be followed regarding transferable records;
requires state agencies to determine whether and the extent to which they will
create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic
records; repeals sections which relate to legal effect, validity,
enforceability and retention of electronic records. (12A §§ 15-101/15-119, 15 §§ 960/968) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1598_int.rtf
SB 1603 (Fisher) - Health insurance. Clarifies language relating to the Health
Care Freedom of Choice Act; disallows the option to prohibit assignment of
benefits under certain accident and health insurance policies; provides for
automatic assignment of payments and direct compensation of service providers. (36 § 6055)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1603_int.rtf
SB 1606 (Fisher) - WORKERS' COMPENSATION. This
is a comprehensive bill pertaining to Workers’ Compensation. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1606_int.rtf
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
SJR 30 (Williamson) - Retirement. Creates a legislative Teachers’ Retirement
System of Oklahoma Alternative Retirement Plan Task Force to review the current
financial condition of the Teachers’ Retirement System and to investigate alternative
plan designs. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SJR30_int.rtf
SJR 32 (Williamson) - Tobacco
Settlement Fund. Proposed
constitutional amendment to create a Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund;
allows certain appropriations for health care or other health-related programs;
allows certain expenditures each fiscal year.
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SJR32_int.rtf
SJR 36 (Snyder) - Tobacco Settlement Fund. Proposed constitutional amendment to create
a Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund; allows legislative appropriation
each fiscal year of 80 percent of the amount of net income estimated to accrue
to the fund for that fiscal year by the state treasurer, certified by the State
Board of Equalization. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SJR36_int.rtf
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
SR 44 (Ford) - JASON SANDERS.
Congratulates Jason Sanders upon his selection as a Rhodes Scholar. Jason is a University of Oklahoma student
and won a Regents’ Award for outstanding juniors. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SR44_int.rtf
HOUSE BILLS
HB 1849 (Easley/Harrison) - CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY. Re-creates the Oklahoma Climatological
Survey until July 1, 2006.
HB 1850 (Easley/Harrison) - LITERACY INITIATIVES COMMISSION. Re-creates the Literacy Initiatives Commission
until July 1, 2006. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1850_int.rtf
HB 1857 (Easley/Harrison) - COUNTY GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING COMMISSION. Re-creates the
Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training until July 1,
2006; includes on the commission the president of Oklahoma State
University. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1857_int.rtf
HB 1859 (Graves) - LASER SAFETY. Creates the
“Laser Safety Act”; prohibits projection of laser on or at a participant,
including an animal, in a parade, sporting event, public musical performance,
or rodeo. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1859_int.rtf
HB 1863 (Easley) - WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.
States legislative intent to commit to contribute at least $265,000 to
the Washington D.C. World War II memorial; permits the Department of Veteran
Affairs to request contributions from the Oklahoma Historical Society, the
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, the State Regents, the Department
of Human Services, and any other appropriate state agency. (74 § 8301)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1863_int.rtf
HB 1867 (Dank) - RETIREMENT/INCOME TAX EXEMPTION.
Eliminates age and income requirements for the income tax exemption for
retirement benefits; eliminates the phase-in of retirement benefits. (68 § 2358)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1867_int.rtf
HB 1868 (Sellers) - WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Gives employers or their insurance carriers
the right of subrogation to recover money paid by the employer or the insurance
carrier for workers’ compensation death claims or benefits from third
persons. (85 § 44) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1868_int.rtf
HB 1879 (Dunegan) - CONTRACT EMPLOYEES. Requires that state agencies give preference
to companies with headquarters located in Oklahoma when attempting to obtain
contract employees. (74 § 85.47k) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1879_int.rtf
HB 1900 (Easley) - LEGAL REPRESENTATION. This
is a shell bill relating to the legal representation of state officers and
employees in actions brought against them for acts done or omitted in good
faith in the course of employment. (74
§ 20f) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1900_int.rtf
HB 1907 (Mass) - EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS.
Prohibits the use by a state officer or employee of data gathered and
published pursuant to the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program or any information
gathered from other sources that also is contained in the reports required
pursuant to the program unless the data or information is presented in context
with the socioeconomic status and the finances of the school district;
prohibits the use of such data or information by a state officer or employee
for their own personal gain or benefit or solely for the purpose of harassing,
embarrassing, denigrating or demeaning a school district or school site. (70 § 1210.531) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1907_int.rtf
HB 1911 (Dank) - TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
Allows a teacher seeking intermediate or secondary level certification
in mathematics, who has taught in a public school as a mathematics teacher for
three or more years, to take the subject area competency examination one time
free of charge; allows reimbursement of the examination fee to a teacher who
has taught in a public school as a math teacher for three or more years and who
took the subject area competency examination between July 1, 1990, and July 1,
2000. (70 § 6-189.1) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1911_int.rtf
HB 1912 (Dank) - MENTOR TEACHERS. Modifies
the method of selection of mentor teachers to require that such teachers be
selected by the principal from a list of teachers in the district who have
submitted their names for such purpose; makes any classroom teacher employed by
the school district eligible to serve on a local professional development
committee; requires that such members be selected from a list of applicants who
have submitted their names to the local board of education. (70 §§ 6-182, 6-194) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1912_int.rtf
HB 1918 (Boyd) - TELEMEDICINE NETWORK RULES.
Directs the State Board of Health to promulgate rules for implementation
of the Oklahoma Telemedicine Network for the delivery of medical and other
health-care services through a telehealth system; requires that such rules be
based on the American College of Radiology Standards for Teleradiology. (63 § 1-2702) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1918_int.rtf
HB 1923 (Easley) - SUNSET
LEGISLATION. Removes language which
established the Selection Committee to review proposals for an ambulatory care
clinic for the University Hospitals Trust, the Advisory Committee on School
Curriculum Standards, the Joint Legislative Task Force on Expansion of Health
Insurance Coverage, the Oklahoma Task Force on Statewide Provision of Assistive
Technology, the Oklahoma Census Full Count 2000 Select Committee, the Task
Force on Electronic Commerce, the Oklahoma Futures Review Committee, the Joint Legislative
Oversight Committee for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the Oklahoma
Quality Improvement Task Force, the Joint Committee to Investigate the
Financial Condition of the State Insurance Fund and the Special Indemnity Fund,
the Task Force on Speech-Language Pathologists in the Public Schools, Task
Force 2000: Creating Twenty-First Century Schools, the Citizens’ Task Force on
Taxation, the Task Force on State Plan Options for the Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families Program, the Trucking Industry Self-Funded Research and Development
(TISRAD) Committee, the Oklahoma Task Force on Qualified State Tuition Plans
and the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Commission.
(61 § 103.3, 70 §§ 1210.801/1210.803)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1923_int.rtf
HB 1928 (Dunegan) - STATE EMPLOYEES. Modifies the
time limit for an employer to pay wages to an employee to allow the state an
additional seven working days after the end of a pay period; authorizes the
administrator of the Office of Personnel Management to purchase awards for
presentation to state employees as part of employee recognition activities sponsored
by OPM; authorizes performance-based salary adjustments; modifies other sections
relating to the Oklahoma Personnel Act.
(62 § 7.10; 74 §§ 840-1.6A, 840-3.5, 840-5.5) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1928_int.rtf
HB 1937 (Bonny) - SPACE PROGRAM. Enacts the
“Oklahoma Space Programs Development Act of 2000.”
HB 1938 (Bonny) - SPACE PROGRAM. Enacts the
“Oklahoma Spaceport Development Act of 2000.”
HB 1939 (Roberts) - RETIREMENT. Enacts the “Public Pension
Systems Technical Corrections Act of 2000.”
HB 1941 (Claunch) - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. Enacts the “Tobacco Settlement Act of 2000”;
requires that payments received by the state pursuant to the 1998 Master
Settlement Agreement between Oklahoma and leading U.S. tobacco product
manufactures be equally divided and deposited in a Tobacco Settlement Endowment
Trust Fund and the Tobacco Settlement Special Cash Fund; requires the State
Treasurer, by Feb. 1 of each year, to determine the annual net income of the
Trust Fund for the previous 12-month period ending Dec. 31; allows
appropriation of a maximum 95 percent of the annual net income, less reasonable
expenses for administration from the year, plus 5 percent of payments to the
Fund; allows appropriation of such funds upon a declaration by the Governor for
the appropriation with a two-thirds vote of each house or a three-fourths vote
of each house if the Governor has not issued a declaration. (37 §§ 600.13/600.17) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1941_int.rtf
HB 1942 (Mitchell) - TRAVEL. Modifies the rate for reimbursement of expenses in lieu of meal expenses
while in official travel status; removes authorization for additional
reimbursement for travel to high-rate geographical areas. (74 §§ 500.8, 500.9) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1942_int.rtf
HB 1943 (Ervin) - REDUCTION-IN-FORCE. Makes
provisions of the State Government Reduction-in-Force and Severance Benefits
Act apply to reductions due to reorganization, privatization or any other
action by an agency that results in affected positions being abolished and
affected employees being severed from state service. (74 §§ 840-2.27B, 840-2.27D)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1943_int.rtf
HB 1945 (Boyd) - EMPLOYEE INFORMATION.
Provides civil liability for any employer that, upon request by a prospective
employer or current or former employee, provides accurate information about a
current or former employee’s job performance or reasons for separation, unless
lack of good faith is shown by a preponderance of the evidence; provides
immunity for any prospective employer who relies upon such information in
making a hiring decision. (70 §
5-125.5) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1945_int.rtf
HB 1947 (Ervin) - TELEMEDICINE. Creates the
Oklahoma Center for Telemedicine. (63 §
2704)
HB 1969 (Ingmire) - ABLE AGENTS/EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. Requires that Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement
(ABLE) Commission agents appointed beginning July 1, 2000, be at least 21 years
of age and have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or
university. (37 § 570) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1969_int.rtf
HB 1970 (Ingmire) - CHARITABLE AUCTION LICENSES. Authorizes the Alcoholic Beverage Laws
Enforcement (ABLE) Commission to issue charitable auction licenses; authorizes
charitable organizations to auction purchased wine or gifts of wine for
charitable purposes. (37 §§ 518,
521) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1970_int.rtf
HB 1976 (Boyd) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Requires
any health insurance plan that provides medical and surgical benefits for
cancer treatment or other conditions treated by chemotherapy or radiation therapy
to provide coverage for wigs or other scalp prostheses necessary for the
comfort and dignity of the covered person.
(36 § 6060.9) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1976_int.rtf
HB 1977 (Boyd) - GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.
Exempts students with individualized education plans (IEPs) from
high-school graduation requirements unless the IEP for the student provides for
such requirements. (70 § 103.6) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1977_int.rtf
HB 1987 (Kirby) - LASER SAFETY. Creates the
“Laser Safety Act”; makes it a misdemeanor to project a laser at a law
enforcement officer or a participant, including an animal, in a parade,
sporting event, public musical performance, or rodeo. (21 § 1992) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB1987_int.rtf
HB 2003 (Covey) - DORMITORY/CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. Requires installation of carbon monoxide detectors in various
buildings, including dormitories, that have a gas supply. (74 § 324.11c) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2003_int.rtf
HB 2012 (Wells) - DIPLOMA OF HONOR. Expands
course options to qualify for a high school graduation diploma of honor to
include applied mathematics and science courses that have been approved by the
State Regents for college admission.
(70 § 11-103.2c) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2012_int.rtf
HB 2016 (Begley) - TEACHER CERTIFICATION. This
is a shell bill relating to certification of mathematics teachers in public
schools. (70 § 6-189.1)
HB 2017 (Begley) - CURRICULUM STANDARDS. This
is a shell bill relating to competencies in core curriculum. (70 § 11-103.6)
HB 2022 (Benson) - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. Creates
the Tobacco Settlement Fund as a depository for monies received in settlement
of claims by the state against tobacco manufacturers; requires legislative
appropriation for expenditure of such funds.
(62 § 50) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2022_int.rtf
HB 2026 (Turner) - TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
Removes the requirement that sixth-grade mathematics teachers be
certified at the intermediate or secondary level in math; permits seventh- or
eighth-grade mathematics teachers required to be certified at the intermediate
or secondary level in math to obtain such certification by successfully
completing a professional development institute in intermediate or secondary
math developed and administered by the Teacher Preparation Commission or by successfully
completing the appropriate subject-area competency examinations. (70 § 6-189.1) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2026_int.rtf
HB 2032 (Leist) - AGRICULTURE ENHANCEMENT & DIVERSIFICATION. Requires confidentiality of proprietary
information submitted to or compiled by the Department of Agriculture pursuant
to the Oklahoma Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program, except to
the extent that the person or entity that provided such information or is the
subject of such information consents to disclosure; includes information of
institutions of higher education; allows discussion of such materials in
executive session. (2 § 5-3.4) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2032_int.rtf
HB 2048 (Hefner) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Requires
approval of accident and health insurance rates by the State Insurance
Commissioner; expands associations eligible for group accident and health policies;
provides that, when an individual employee who was covered under a group health
insurance plan terminates employment and gains employment with another employer
who provides for health insurance through a group plan, the carrier of the
succeeding employer may not apply preexisting conditions limitations or
exclusions of preexisting conditions or apply waiting period requirements for
the employee or dependents covered under the group plan of the previous
employer beyond the time when any surviving exclusion or waiting period with
the prior carrier would have been fulfilled, provided the individual applies
for a the new coverage within 31 days from the date of eligibility for
participation in the plan in accordance with the employment or personnel
policies of the employer for such participation. (36 §§ 4402, 4501, 4509.2)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2048_int.rtf
HB 2053 (Miller) - ANNUAL LEAVE/SICK LEAVE.
Increases from 25 days to 30 days the accrual rate for annual leave for
state employees with more than 30 years of service; requires agencies that deny
employees’ requests for leave to pay the employee for all annual leave they
otherwise would lose; makes state employees who terminate their employment
beginning July 1, 2000, eligible to use any unused sick leave for payment of
insurance premiums when they retire or become eligible for benefits pursuant to
the State Government Reduction-in-Force and Severance Benefits Act; allows
state employees to donate any amount of unused sick leave they have not
otherwise used at the time of termination or retirement from the state
service. (74 §§ 840-2.20,
840-2.23) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2053_int.rtf
HB 2060 (Clay Pope) - FEES.
Requires agencies charging and collecting any fee or assessment to review
the fees and assessments to determine whether the amount charged and collected
adequately reflects the demonstrated reasonable costs of operating a program or
other purpose for which they are collected; requires the refund of any fees or
assessments collected each fiscal year in excess of the amounts required by the
demonstrated reasonable costs of the purpose for which collected. (62 § 41.48) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2060_int.rtf
HB 2064 (Nance) - WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. This
is a shell bill relating to the basis of compensation, determining weekly wages
and time of service pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act. (85 § 21)
Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2064_int.rtf
HB 2072 (Morgan) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Provides
that decisions by a managed care plan to authorize or deny coverage for an
emergency service shall be based on the patient presenting symptoms of
sufficient severity that a reasonable and prudent layperson could expect the
absence of medical attention to result in serious jeopardy to health,
impairment to bodily functions or dysfunction of any bodily organ or part;
prohibits plans from denying an otherwise covered emergency service based
solely upon lack of notification to the plan; requires plans to compensate a
provider for patient screening, evaluation and examination services reasonably
calculated to assist the provider in determining whether the condition of the
patient requires emergency service. (63
§§ 2525.2, 2525.3) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2072_int.rtf
HB 2084 (Fields) - WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. This
is a shell bill relating to inapplicability of the Workers’ Compensation Act to
certain occupational diseases. (85 § 1.1)
HB 2090 (Hilliard) - DEFINITION OF “DOCTOR”. Expands the definition of “Doctor” to
include individuals with doctoral degrees who are licensed as physical
therapists, speech and language pathologists and audiologists. (59 §§ 725.2, 731.2, 731.5, 492)
HB 2093 (Braddock) - POSTAGE/INVENTORY. Increases from $1,000 to $10,000 the amount
state agencies may expend on postage stamps during a fiscal year, instead of
using a postage meter machine; increases from $500 to $5,000 the minimum limit
on the value of machinery and implements the Department of Central Services may
have in inventory for State System institutions and the University Hospitals. (74 §§ 90.1, 110.1) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2093_int.rtf
HB 2108 (Phillips) - WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL. States legislative intent to commit to
contribute to the construction of a World War II memorial in Washington, DC;
authorizes the Department of Veteran Affairs to request contributions from various
state agencies including the State Regents.
(74 § 8301) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/HB2108_int.rtf
HB 2117 (Coleman) - NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY/LITERACY
SERVICES. States legislative intent
that the Center for the Study of Literacy at Northeastern State University be
responsible for establishment and operation of a toll-free statewide literacy
services referral system, as funds become available; creates a 15-member Adult
Literacy Services Advisory Committee to foster coordination and collaboration
between state and local entities regarding literacy services provided to adults
across the state, develop strategies for conducting effective outreach programs
that target adults most in need of literacy remediation and for recruiting and
training additional volunteer tutors and to develop a comprehensive statewide
literacy awareness campaign to inform
functionally illiterate adults about the availability of literacy and adult
basic education servi
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