LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION
From: Bryce Fair & Carolyn McCoy
Friday, February 11, 2000
Highlights This Week
Governor Announces Budget
Proposals: On Monday, Governor
Frank Keating delivered his State of the State address and submitted his FY2001
budget recommendations to the Legislature.
Following are the funding adjustments recommended for higher education:
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Recommended Funding Adjustments for FY2001
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FY2000 Higher Education
Appropriation
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$772,165,000
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Rainy Day Funds in FY2000
Appropriation Base
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(23,500,000)
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Replacement of Rainy Day
funds
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23,500,000
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Brain Gain; Instructional
Support
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4,100,000
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Faculty Salary Increases
(3%)
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11,100,000
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Endowed Chairs
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8,600,000
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Teachers Retirement System
mandatory contribution
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5,300,000
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Other mandatory costs
(FICA, insurance, etc)
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5,867,000
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System restructuring (Tulsa
higher education)
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1,700,000
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Outstanding graduate
students
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1,000,000
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Industrial development
(adult employee scholarships)
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1,600,000
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Oklahoma Higher Learning
Access Program
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800,000
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Economic Development grants
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500,000
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OnLine College of Oklahoma
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1,400,000
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OUHSC Geriatrics Center
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200,000
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Additional research funding
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1,000,000
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Other Adjustments
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Bond issue debt service
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9,500,000
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Remedial education (offset for
increase in remedial fees)
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(1,000,000)
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OneNet operations
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600,000
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Internet 2
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1,400,000
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Savings from efficiencies
(reduced administration, privatization,etc.)
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(13,631,000)
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Subtotal of Adjustments
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Total FY2001 Appropriation
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$812,201,000
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Percent Increase
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5.18%
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Other Items in the Governor’s
Budget:
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In addition to the total of $13.6 million in “savings from
efficiencies” from higher education in FY2001, the Governor proposes cutting
higher education by $2.3 million for the remainder of the current FY2000 fiscal
year. This reduction is part of a
proposed overall cut of $10 million from all state agencies in FY2000.
·
The Governor recommends a $250 million higher education
capital bond program—designating $30 million for a meteorological studies
facility in Norman, $25 million for the OU/OSU Graduate Research and Education
Center in Tulsa, $4 million for the Northern Oklahoma College campus in Enid,
and the remaining $191 million unspecified.
·
The Governor proposes that the three education funds
created last session to receive oil tax revenue (Common Education Technology
Fund, Higher Education Capital Fund, and Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Fund) be
consolidated into a single new dedicated education fund “to be used to fund various
education initiatives.” These funds
total about $83 million in the overall budget.
·
The Governor’s recommendations for supplemental appropriations
for the current FY2000 fiscal year include $500,000 for the Northern Oklahoma
College campus in Enid and $750,000 through the Department of Commerce for
start-up costs of the Langston Entrepreneurial Center. The budget further recommends $2.5 million
for the Langston Entrepreneurial Center in FY2001 for on-going operations.
Governor’s Long-term Goals
Related to Higher Education:
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ACT scores should exceed the national average by 2005.
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One-third of all Oklahomans should have a college
degree by 2010.
Related Documents:
The Governor’s press release is available at: http://www.governor.state.ok.us/sos2000.htm
Full text of the State of the State speech: http://www.governor.state.ok.us/sos2000text.htm
Governor’s FY2001 Budget Proposals: http://www.state.ok.us/osfdocs/bud01hp.html
Chancellor Brisch’s response: http://www.okhighered.org/whatsnew/archives/brischcommends.html
Teacher Pay Bill Heads to Senate: On Wednesday, the Oklahoma House of
Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that would give all public
school teachers and other certified personnel a $3,000 pay increase. The bill, which passed by a 92-2 margin,
included nearly $165 million in appropriations to pay for the increase. The bill was amended on the House floor to include
sections authorizing a $2,500 state employee salary increase, an additional
$2,000 salary increase for math and science teachers, and a prescription drug
program for senior citizens. The bill
now moves to the Senate which is expected to pass the bill on Monday and then
send the bill to a conference committee where a final version will be
drafted. The final version of the bill
will likely be voted on next Wednesday, as thousands of public school teachers
rally at the Capitol.
The text of the bill, HB 2653,
can be read at: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00HB/hb2653_engr.rtf
Upcoming Meetings/ Activities:
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February 14, Monday, 9:30 a.m., Room 534, State
Capitol, Senate Education Committee, to view agenda go to http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/senate/welcome.html and open “Senate Committees: Meeting
Notices” [Please note: Sen. Penny Williams, Chair of the Committee,
suffered a broken leg early Friday morning so there is a good chance the
meeting may be cancelled or abbreviated.]
The agenda includes 13 bills, of which the following 6 we are tracking:
SB 843 – Great Expectations Summer Institutes
SB 849 – early childhood certification
SB 875 – K-12 student testing
SB 1015 – high school curricular standards; diploma of honor
SB 1080 – Oklahoma School Testing Act
SB 1392 – certification of teachers for honors courses
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February 14, Monday, 10:30 a.m., Room 432-A, House
Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education; the agenda includes 6
bills, of which the following 4 we are tracking:
HB 2117 – Literacy Initiatives Commission
HB 2118 – Oklahoma School Testing Act
HB 2476 – limitation on K-12 administrative expenses
HB 2624 – establishing branch campus of Cameron University in Duncan
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February 15, Tuesday, 9:00 a.m., Room 511-A, Senate
Finance Committee; the agenda includes 29 bills, of which the following 4 we
are tracking:
SB 1057 – sales tax exemption on parking services at higher education
institutions
SB 1211 – voluntary state employee payroll deduction for college savings plan
SB 1214 – sales tax exemption for campus admission tickets if revenue used for
gender equity
SB 1216 – sales tax exemption for higher education construction projects
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February 16, Wednesday, 8:30 a.m., Room 432-A, House
Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education; the agenda includes
discussion of the higher education budget request plus consideration of 6
bills, 2 of which we are tracking:
Agenda: FY2001 Higher Education Budget
Request
HB 1911 – certification of math teachers
HB 2528 – Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program
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February 18, Friday, State Regents Meeting, University
of Oklahoma, Norman
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February 22, Tuesday, 10:00 a.m., State Board of
Equalization
Agenda: Final certification of funds
available for appropriation during the 2000 session
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February 29, Tuesday, Higher Education Day at the State
Capitol
Upcoming
Legislative Deadlines:
February 24, Thursday.............................................................. Bills
from Committee of House of Origin
March 16, Thursday.......................................................................... Bills
from Floor of House of Origin
March 30, Thursday.................................................................. Bills
from Committee of Opposite House
April 20, Thursday............................................................................. Bills
from Floor of Opposite House
April 27, Thursday................................................. Deadline
for Requesting Joint Conference Committee
May 26, Friday.................................................................................................... Sine
Die Adjournment
Bills Passed on the House
Floor
HB 2653 –
teacher salary increase
Bills Passed in House
Committee
HB 1969 –
requiring ABLE agents to have bachelor’s degree
HB 2121 –
sexual battery by a public employee
HB 2135 –
professional counselor licensing
HB 2356 –
Complaint Review System Task Force for Persons with Disabilities
HB 2508 –
Uniform Electronic Transaction Act
HB 2676 – modifying
the state banking code
Bills Added to the Tracking List:
SB 924 – shell appropriation to the Agriculture Dept. for
OSU services; requirement for an annual report concerning asbestos abatement
SB 930 – tourism management internship
SB 969
– merging duplicate sections relating to temporary appointment of unclassified
employees
SB 1024 –retirement and health benefits for George Nigh
Rehabilitation Institute employees
SB 1045 - Tobacco Settlement Fund
SB 1320 – authorizing vocational-technical schools to offer
post-secondary remedial courses
SCR 63 - praising life and career of former Speaker of the
U.S. House Carl Bert Albert
SR 45 – honoring Joe Struckle, retiring president of
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
SR 46 – congratulating Northwestern Oklahoma State
University for winning the 1999 NAIA football national championship
HB 2653 – providing for a pay raise for teachers
Bills Deleted from the Tracking List:
None
If you are unable to print copies
of the bills in this report, please contact Carolyn McCoy at (405) 225-9165 or
e-mail her at “cmccoy@osrhe.edu”.
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 10, 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Judiciary Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB863_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Sunset Review Committee
2/8/00 Senate
Committee - Do Pass
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Sunset Review Committee
2/8/00 Senate
Committee - Do Pass
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Sunset Review Committee
2/8/00 Senate
Committee - Do Pass as Amended
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Agriculture & Rural Development Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Government Operations Committee
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)
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 905 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. Provides budgetary limitations for the
Teacher Preparation Commission.
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 913 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriates to various health entities
including the University Hospitals Authority.
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 918 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. Provides budgetary
limitations for the University Hospitals Authority.
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 924 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. Appropriates to various agencies including
the State Department of Agriculture for Oklahoma State University’s Statewide
Intensive Financial Management Assistance Program and animal diagnostic
laboratory equipment; allows the Agriculture Department to spend as much as
necessary to accomplish contractual responsibilities for statewide
dissemination of intensive financial management technical assistance by OSU’s
extension service; requires the Labor Department to submit annual reports
detailing the amount per agency of all state, federal and local funds received
for asbestos abatement, the projects completed per agency, the number of agency
employees used in the programs and the projected needs for the next succeeding
fiscal year; requires the State Regents and other appropriate state agencies
involved in asbestos abatement to cooperate with the Labor Department to
provide such information. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB924_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 930 (Haney /Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS/TOURISM MANAGEMENT
INTERNSHIP. Appropriates to the Tourism
and Recreation Department; Section 10 authorizes the State Regents to establish
an internship program in conjunction with the Department for students enrolled
in a State System institution who are pursuing an associate or business
administration degree in the area of tourism management.
Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB930_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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. Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB954_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 969 (Haney/Settle) - TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT. Merges provisions of duplicate sections
relating to unclassified service. (74 §
840-5.5) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB969_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 970 (Haney/Settle) - DEFERRED SAVINGS. Merges provisions of duplicate sections
relating to the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Savings Incentive Plan. (74 § 1707)
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 972 (Haney/Settle) - STRATEGIC PLANNING. This is a shell bill relating to agency
strategic plans. (62 § 45.3)
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 974 (Haney/Settle) - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT/TOBACCO SETTLEMENT. This is a shell bill authorizing 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 975 (Haney/Settle) - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT/STATE REGENTS. This is a shell bill authorizing 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 979 (Haney/Settle) - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. This is a shell bill relating to the Capital
Improvement Authority. (73 § 301) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB979_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 981 (Haney/Settle) – HIGHER EDUCATION CAPITAL FUND. Deletes obsolete 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 982 (Haney/Settle) - TUITION SCHOLARSHIP. Deletes obsolete 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 984 (Haney/Settle) - APPROPRIATIONS. This is a shell bill appropriating to the
State Regents. Bill text:
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB984_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 995 (Morgan) - EMPLOYEES BENEFITS. This is
a shell bill relating to the Employee Benefits Council. (74 § 1365)
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Rules Committee
SB 996 (Morgan) - RETIREMENT. Deletes
obsolete language relating to the Teachers’ Retirement System. (70 § 17-108.1)
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 997 (Morgan) - INSURANCE. This is a shell
bill relating to the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board. (74 § 1308.1)
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Rules Committee
SB 1001 (Weedn) - 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 1013 (Long) - DENTAL HYGIENISTS.
Authorizes the Board of Dentistry to prescribe services that 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Business & Labor Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Business & Labor Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Government Operations Committee
SB 1024 (Shurden) - George
Nigh Rehabilitation Institute EMPLOYEES. Provides for eligibility for certain retirement and health
benefits for certain employees of the George Nigh Rehabilitation
Institute. (74 § 902) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1024_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 1045 (Haney/Settle) - TOBACCO
SETTLEMENT. Modifies the mandated apportionment
for monies received by the Attorney General on behalf of the state to provide
an exemption for sums received pursuant to the master settlement agreement
entered into by the state and leading U.S. tobacco products manufacturers. (74
§ 19) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1045_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 1047 (Shurden) - CURRICULUM/Tuition Scholarship. Amendments to HB 1759; relates to high school graduation
requirements and eligibility for Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Program. Bill
text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1047_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Finance Committee
SB 1065 (Herbert) - HIRING/LEAVE. 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
SB 1067 (Rabon) - CURRICULUM/TUITION SCHOLARSHIP. 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Agriculture & Rural Development Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Transportation Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Judiciary Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Judiciary Committee
SB 1154 (Morgan) - STUDENT LOANS. Expands student loans and student loan
programs in which insurers may invest.
(36 § 1629) Bill text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/1999-00SB/SB1154_int.rtf
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Business & Labor Committee
SB 1176 (Robinson/Paulk) - PUBLIC
BIDDING. Prohibits public
agencies from requiring for any public construction project 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Business & Labor Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Science & Technology Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Government Operations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Judiciary Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
SB 1211 (Henry) - COLLEGE SAVINGS. Authorizes voluntary payroll deductions for
state employees for payments to a college savings account administered under
the Oklahoma College Savings Plan Act; 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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Finance Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Finance Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Finance Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Rules Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Judiciary Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Deregulation Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Science & Technology Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Government Operations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Judiciary Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Education Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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
2/7/00 Senate
introduced
2/8/00 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee
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