FINAL
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
48th Oklahoma Legislature
Second Session - 2002
OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION
From: Lesa Jolly-Borin
& Carolyn McCoy
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Highlights for this Week:
Keating Signs Appropriations Bills, DA Pay
Raise
By Thomas Larson, Staff Writer
(GIT) Governor Frank
Keating signed 36 bills on Tuesday, including one bill approving a pay raise
for district attorneys and several appropriations measures, including the $2
billion appropriation to the Department of Education. Keating also vetoed three
bills.
SB 1368, by Sen. Stratton Taylor,
D-Claremore, and Rep. Jari Askins, D-Duncan, provides a salary increase for
district attorneys and allows assistant district attorneys to act as a
municipal judge or prosecutor.
The bill states that district attorneys
will receive a salary equal to 98 percent of the salary of a district judge.
The bill will increase DA pay from $85,000 a year to around $94,000 a year. The
bill also ties the pay of Tax Commission officers to that of a judge of the
Workers’ Compensation Court.
Keating also signed SB 1002, by Sen.
Enoch Kelly Haney, D-Seminole, Sen. Cal Hobson, D-Lexington, Rep. Jack Bonny,
D-Burns Flat, and Rep. Mike Mass, D-Hartshorne, which makes an appropriation of
$2.002 billion to the State Board of Education.
The bill represents a 1.6 percent cut for
the state’s largest agency—a far cry from the 5 percent many other agencies had
to take in this year of shrinking budgets.
Unless otherwise indicated, funds in the
bill come from the FY 2003 general revenue fund. Funds laid out in the bill
are:
* $1.118 billion for the financial
support of schools;
* $437.9 million from the Education
Reform Revolving Fund for the financial support of public schools;
* $1.2 million from the FY 01 Mineral
Leasing Fund for the financial support of schools;
* $1.8 million from the FY 03 Mineral
Leasing Fund for the financial support of schools;
* $22.3 million from the Common Education
Technology Revolving Fund for the financial support of schools;
* $300,000 from the Charter School
Incentive Fund for the financial support of schools;
* $268 million for public school
activities;
* $33 million from the Rainy Day
Stabilization Fund for the purchase of textbooks;
* $271,427 for the Office of
Accountability;
* $21.4 million for administrative
functions of the State Board of Education;
* $40 million for the certified flexible
benefit allowance; and
* $58.4 million for the support flexible
benefit allowance.
Other appropriations measures signed by
the Governor on Tuesday were:
HB 2433, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes appropriations of $754.5 million to the Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education.
HB 2459, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes an appropriation of $8.9 million to the Office of State Finance.
HB 2471, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes an appropriation of $7,895,866 to the Military Department of the
State of Oklahoma.
HB 2502, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, allows the Department of Human Services to expend $20 million from the
Tobacco Settlement Fund of the State Treasury.
HB 2511, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes an appropriation of $7.3 million to the Oklahoma Conservation
Commission.
HB 2513, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes an appropriation of $10.5 million to the Oklahoma Historical Society.
HB 2514, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes an appropriation of $357,805 to the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers
Commission.
HB 2523, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes an appropriation of $28.2 million to the Oklahoma Department of
Tourism and Recreation.
HB 2547, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, appropriates $7.1 million to the Office of Attorney General.
HB 2548, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, modifies the appropriation amount to the Office of the Attorney General.
HB 2553, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes an appropriation of $40.9 million to the Supreme Court for the
District Courts.
HB 2581, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, appropriates $69.6 million to the Department of Public Safety.
HB 2583, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, makes an appropriation of $1.5 million to the Oklahoma Space Industry
Development Authority.
HB 2592, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, transfers unclaimed deposits received prior to July 1, 2000 to the Vault
and to the Special Cash Fund of the State Treasury to compensate for net shortage
positions.
HB 2598, by Haney, Hobson, Mass and
Bonny, transfers Department of Central Services Revolving Fund to the State
Regents for Higher Education, and extends date for maintenance level relating
to the Petroleum Storage Tank Release Environmental Cleanup Indemnity Fund.
In addition, Keating also signed:
HB 1660, by Rep. Barbara Staggs,
D-Muskogee, and Sen. Ben H. Robinson, D-Muskogee, provides for rollovers and
trustee-to-trustee transfers as allowed by federal law, and authorizes the Board
of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System to determine
forms or types of compensation for retirement purposes.
HB 1985, by Rep. Randall L. Erwin,
D-Nashoba, and Sen. Dave Herbert, D-Midwest City, relates to the Oklahoma
Personnel Act, clarifying scope of act, modifying circumstances under which disciplinary
action may be taken, and deleting requirement that certain matters be forwarded
to the local district attorney.
HB 2613, by Rep. Susan Winchester,
R-Chickasha, and Sen. Angela Monson, D-Oklahoma City, raises the income tax
deduction allowed for non-recurring adoption expenses from $10,000 to $20,000.
HB 2783, by Rep. Jim R. Glover, D-Elgin,
and Sen. Gene Stipe, D-McAlester, requires specific findings of fact supporting
a court’s denial of a child’s preferences relating to custody and visitation if
the child is of a sufficient age to form an intelligent preference.
HB 2901, by Rep. Russ Roach, D-Tulsa, and
Sen. Jerry L. Smith, R-Tulsa, adds a $1.50 assessment for the Trauma Care
Assistance Revolving Fund to the costs in criminal cases. The Act also creates the Community Hospitals
Authority Act, defines terms, provides procedures, creates the Community
Hospitals Authority, providing for membership, provides for powers and duties,
requires an annual report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and establishes the
Community Hospitals Authority Trust Revolving Fund.
SB 396, by Sen. Mike Morgan,
D-Stillwater, and Rep. William R. Paulk, D-Oklahoma City, clarifies and
provides for appointment to a number of boards, commissions and authorities.
SB 405, by Monson and Askins, modifies
retirement benefits computation for certain firefighter members and modifies
vesting provisions for correctional officers, and probation and parole
officers.
SB 696, by Robinson and Rep. Ray Vaughn,
R-Edmond, requires the Department of Health and the Administrative Office of
the Courts to enter into an agreement to establish a statewide data collection
and analysis of marriage and divorce. The bill also alters requirements for
owners of non-smoking establishments.
SB 732, by Sen. Bernest Cain, D-Oklahoma
City, and Rep. Darrell Gilbert, D-Tulsa, relates to the community services
worker registry, expanding types of entities to which the act applies. The measure
also requires certain providers to request a criminal background on certain
assistants.
SB 817, by Sen. Gilmer N. Capps,
D-Snyder, and Rep. James Covey, D-Custer City, modifies the income tax credit
for space transportation vehicle providers.
SB 826, by Sen. Charles R. Ford, R-Tulsa,
and Rep. Todd Hiett, R-Kellyville, allows incumbents to file resignation on
certain date, authorizes the Governor to call a special election to fill
vacancy, provides for persons elected to take office on specified date and
serve remainder of the term.
SB 842, by Herbert and Rep. John G.
Nance, R-Bethany, prohibits parking in certain areas, authorizes sheriff to provide
enforcement, and provides for deposit and use of fine monies. The measure also
modifies procedures regarding initiative petitions for special elections.
SB 871, by Sen. Kevin A. Easley, D-Broken
Arrow, and Rep. Larry Rice, D-Pryor, modifies the membership of the Oklahoma
Energy Resources Board, and modifies the requirements for lease or well
information.
SB 909, by Sen. Paul Muegge, D-Tonkawa,
and Rep. M. C. Leist, D-Morris, relates to pesticides, adding to the list of
persons who must have a valid pesticide applicator’s license and requiring
additional information for pesticide registration.
SB 932, by Robinson and Rep. Bill J.
Mitchell, D-Lindsay, removes the provision for private prisons to contract with
the Department of Corrections to provide healthcare to inmates, and clarifies
primary medical provider designation for the Department of Corrections.
SB 935, by Sen. Jonathan Nichols,
R-Norman, and Nance exempts tangible personal property sales made at estate
sales from sales taxes.
SB 966, by Cain and Rep. Michael Tyler,
D-Sapulpa, requires the Department of Public Safety to provide an alternative
method of testing certain person for Class D driver license.
SB 968, by Sen. Sam Helton, D-Lawton, and
Rep. Ray McCarter, D-Marlow, updates language, and requires any wrecker or
towing service on the official rotation log to have its principal business located
within Oklahoma, tow trucks registered and licensed in Oklahoma, and drivers to
have valid Oklahoma driver license.
SB 1458, by Sen. Jerry L. Smith, R-Tulsa,
and Rep. Loyd L. Benson, D-Frederick, modifies expenses allowed to be claimed
against the court fund and modifies reporting requirements. The Act modifies procedures for destruction
of court records and modifies expenses and procedures for jury selection.
Keating also vetoed three bills on
Tuesday.
HB 2746, by Rep. Gary Taylor, D-Dewey,
and Sen. James R. Dunlap, R-Bartlesville, would have created the Medical
Expense Liability Revolving Fund. The bill, also known as the Jim Hallett Act,
would have added a $10 medical expense liability fee to any penalty imposed
when convicted for any offense, excluding traffic offenses. This money would be
applied to the fund and used when a county or city jail is determined liable
for a medical expense of an inmate, or when a county presents a written claim
to the Department of Public Safety regarding a county medical expense.
The bill, however, would have also
allowed county clerks around the state to opt out of the Oklahoma Court Information
System and allowing them to use other systems. It was this portion of the bill
to which Keating objected.
“While I recognize that there have been
problems with the System, the answer is to fix the System, not to facilitate
the proliferation of competing systems,” Keating remarked in his veto
statement.
Keating also vetoed SB 873, by Monson and
Rep. Clay Pope, D-Loyal, which would have changed the pay of Oklahoma Tax
Commission officers because the same language was contained in SB 1368.
Keating vetoed SB 1323, by Sen. Easley
and Rep. Joe J. Hutchison, D-Jay, which would have modified the membership of
Grand River Dam Authority Board of Directors and added Honey Creek to the
Scenic River Act. The bill would also have created the Grand Lake Advisory
Commission as an entity separate from the Grand River Dam Authority.
Keating vetoed the measure because of a
provision which would have allowed the Grand River Dam Authority to pay
classified employees retroactively above the maximum pay set out in statute.
The bill, he said, “authorizes the Grand
River Dam Authority to pay classified employees whose salaries currently exceed
pay band maximums the amount such salaries exceed the maximum retroactive to
the date the pay bands were exceeded. It is imprudent policy to allow law to
make the salaries legal.”
Career Planning Chat Event Slated
By Bill Duncan, Staff Writer
(GIT) A public service web site that provides college,
career and financial aid information and services will host a live chat event
from 6-7 p.m. next Thursday.
The chat session is designed to help
students who are planning to attend college learn more about financial aid,
college and scholarship resources on the World Wide Web.
Anyone with Internet access can join the
chat by visiting the Mapping Your Future web site at http://www.mapping-your-future.org
Simple instructions will show you how to join in on the discussion.
Students and their families will receive
advice from experts from across the country regarding many aspects of planning
for both college and a career.
Regents for Higher Education Chancellor
Hans Brisch said, "Earning a college degree is one of the most important
goals that someone can achieve in his or her lifetime.
"We are so thankful that events like
these chat sessions will help students, not only in Oklahoma, but also around
the country learn more about what kinds of opportunities and resources are
available to help them realize their dream of a college education," he
continued.
Participants in the chat will learn more
about paying for college, completing the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA), determining eligibility for federal student aid, setting career
goals, job search techniques and much more.
Other special chat events this summer
include a daytime chat titled "Online and Distance Education" July
11, and another evening chat, "FAFSA and College Admission," Aug. 8.
Mapping Your Future is a public service
web site providing college, career and financial aid information and services.
The site is sponsored by the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program (OGSLP)
and guaranty agencies in other states that participate in the Federal Family
Education Loan Program.
In Oklahoma, loans for higher education
or post-secondary education made to students by private or public lending institutions
are guaranteed by the federal government through OGSLP, which is administered
by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
Several Key Changes Made to Education Law
By Jeff Packham, Staff Writer
(GIT) This year's
session will be remembered for the passage a bill mandating a moment of silence
in Oklahoma schools as well as a measure granting teachers a larger percentage
of health insurance paid for by the state.
The pair of measures were just two of 36
measures signed by Governor Frank Keating this year that focused on education.
For the time being, the moment of silence bill will become law but it is expected
to experience some legal challenges.
SB 815, by Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo,
mandates that each Oklahoma school district "ensure that the public
schools within the district observe approximately one minute of silence each
day."
"It is encouraging ... to now have a
fraction of the school day to think and meditate," Rabon said when the
bill was signed into law by Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin. "I think
that's the whole purpose behind the legislation."
Detractors of the bill point to the
inclusion of the word "pray" to describe for what the time can be
used. One representative, however, said this should not be an obstacle in
people using the time for whatever they choose to reflect upon.
"I think it's a great victory,
particularly for people of faith who have wanted a moment for their children to
pray," Rep. Lance Cargill, R-Harrah, said.
State Superintendent Sandy Garrett said
that the moment of silence would benefit teachers as well as students. Garrett
pointed out that it could be an assistive tool in focusing.
"I'm proud to stand strong behind
this effort and we will have our directive out to the schools to be sure it's
implemented," Garrett said.
Teachers also stand to benefit from HB
1968, by Rep. Kenneth Corn, D-Howe, and Sens. Larry Dickerson, D-Poteau, and
Johnnie Crutchfield, D-Ardmore, which enacts the Larry Dickerson Education
Flexible Benefits Allowance Act by specifying teachers' salary and fringe benefits
schedule for 2003 and prohibits certain reduction in salary and fringe
benefits.
During the interim last year, there was
much discussion as to what could be done to get teachers' health insurance paid
for by the state.
Despite the
tough economic climate, lawmakers said they would to what they could to find
funding for the issue.
While teachers didn't get fully-paid
insurance, they did get an improvement on what was paid as well as a promise
that their insurance would be funded higher in the future.
The flexible benefit allowance for
certified personnel will be 58 percent by June 30, 2003, with an increase of up
to 83 percent by June 30, 2004. Support personnel will have a flexible benefit
allowance of 100 percent by June 30, 2004.
For those who choose not to participate
in the plan, a monthly payment of $69.71 for taxable compensation would be
available for certified personnel while support personnel would receive $189.69
in taxable compensation.
"This is a good piece of legislation
in that it allows education personnel more flexibility within their benefit
allowance," Keating said. "It's an honor this law will carry the name
of our late Senator and friend Larry Dickerson."
Education officials were ecstatic over the
agreement as it was the key issue for those who lobbied for teachers and other
school personnel.
"It was nothing short of a
miracle," Oklahoma Education Association President Carolyn Crowder said.
"Now, every education worker is entitled to fully-paid, individual health
insurance. This has advanced the education profession by raising benefits to
levels enjoyed in other fields."
Retired teachers weren't left out of the
loop as a measure was also signed to offer a cost-of-living raise to retirees.
SB 1231, by Sen. Mike Morgan, D-Stillwater, and Rep. J. T. Stites, D-Sallisaw,
provides a benefit increase for certain members of the Teachers' Retirement
System of Oklahoma.
The bill calls for a 3 percent increase
for teachers with less than 30 years of experience and a 4 percent increase for
those with more than 30 years of experience.
A modification of the Comprehensive Local
Education Plan also occurred this session with HB 2341, by Rep. Mike Wilt,
R-Bartlesville, and Sen. Charles Ford, R-Tulsa, which changes the contents and
information requirements for school improvement plans.
"The basic thrust was that every
school district would have a written, taught and assessed curriculum,"
Wilt said.
The man behind the bill was Broken Arrow
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Jim Sisney, who wanted bring the
timeline more in line with the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
"It's just a logical thing to be
able to predict and put school improvement plans on the same line with our
purchases and our test questions," Sisney said. "What would happen
with that is that the energies of teachers statewide wouldn't be running in
many different directions?"
Legislators also addressed the issue of
violence in schools with SB 992, by Sen. Herb Rozell, D-Tahlequah, and Rep.
Barbara Staggs, D-Muskogee, which creates the School Bullying Prevention Act
and requires district policy to prohibit harassment, intimidation, and bullying
of students.
Rozell said last month the bill was an attempt
to prevent students from bullying other students while Safe and Drug Free
Schools Coordinator for the Oklahoma State Department of Education Gayle Jones
said the measure would allow for the expansion of current programs.
"We just hope that now that we
actually have this law behind us that the schools will have to take a closer
look at doing what they can to prevent this ahead of time," Jones said.
Keating has long been an advocate of a
4X4 proposal in which the four subjects -- mathematics, English, science and
history -- would be taught as required courses for four years in high schools.
However, that proposal took a hit when a measure allowing for certain math or
science courses to be taught in Oklahoma Career and Education Technology centers
to count toward high school graduation requirements was approved.
HB 2886, by Rep. Larry Ferguson,
R-Cleveland, and Sen. Mike Morgan, D-Stillwater, allows "contextual"
math and science classes to count as credit toward a high school diploma.
"We
allow disruptive students to graduate, by taking 'alternative education'
courses that may be more simplified than a conventional course," Ferguson
noted. "But until now we have not given high school students credit for
vocational courses they've taken to prepare themselves for the work
force."
Ferguson said it was a positive move to
try to encourage high school students to take courses at career and technology
centers.
"We should do whatever we can to
encourage students to take technology-oriented courses," Ferguson said.
"They will be more likely to graduate from high school, and at the same
time they will be qualified to join the work force. Otherwise they risk
becoming a drag on society by dropping out of school and joining the welfare rolls
or, worse, becoming criminals and getting sent to prison."
The Oklahoma Center for Rural Development
was created after being signed into law. HB 1503, by Speaker of the House Larry
Adair, D-Stilwell, creates the Oklahoma Center for Rural Development to be
headquartered at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. The university and
the state would partner in operating the center.
"Rural Oklahoma has amazing growth
potential," Adair said. "If our rural areas are to effectively
compete for resources and jobs in the 21st century, we need to provide them
with expert assistance."
The focus of the center will be on
health, education, economic development, community infrastructure, applied
technology and entrepreneurship. Each would have an institute established to
address the specific needs of each of the six issues.
Not all of the education issues related
to common education. Some of the signed measures related to higher education,
including the elimination of the Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Trust Fund. The
Task Force on State Scholarship and Student Aid Programs, as well as the State
Regents for Higher Education, pointed to the costs associated with the fund.
HB 1440, by Rep. Bill Nations, D-Norman,
and Sen. Kathleen Wilcoxson, R-Oklahoma City, changes the name of the Oklahoma
Scholarship Revolving Fund, deletes the Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Trust
Fund, and modifies conditions by which scholarship awards become effective.
"Our number one goal is student
success," State Regents Chairman Joe Mayer said. "If we cannot
provide the necessary funding to carry on with these programs at a level that
meets students' needs plus creates more college graduates in Oklahoma, then we
are doing a disservice to the thousands of high school and college students
across the state."
Mayer said the program was expected to
cost $7 million during the first two years, but that the numbers could increase
dramatically over time.
One program that has proven to be a
success has been the Oklahoma College Savings Plan, which was modified in HB
2908, by Rep. Debbie Blackburn, D-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Brad Henry,
D-Shawnee, which sets guidelines for making changes or transferring an account
held under the Oklahoma College Savings Plan Act.
Taxpayers are able to deduct up to $2,500
from their state taxable income for contributions to the Oklahoma plan. The
money can be used to pay expenses such as tuition, room and board, fees and
books incurred by their children when attending college.
"We're growing by leaps and
bounds," Butkin said in March, pointing out that there were over 5,000
accounts. "Clearly, the people of Oklahoma are discovering the tremendous
advantages of saving for college with Oklahoma's 529 plan."
The Legislature and the governor also
addressed the issue of sex offenders by approving SB 1420, by Sen. Jim Maddox,
D-Lawton, and Rep. Ron M. Kirby, D-Lawton, which requires a person subject to
the Sex Offenders Registration to register with the security and police of
institutions of higher learning.
Not all of Keating's actions were
signings. Keating also vetoed a fee education bills, including a measure
allowing certain out-of-state credits to be transferred into Oklahoma.
HB 2312, by Rep. Larry D. Roberts,
D-Miami, and Sen. Penny Williams, D-Tulsa, would have required the State Board
of Education to adopt rules to allow district boards of education to make
certain exceptions for certain transfer students from out of state.
"Allowing district boards of
education to grant exceptions to the graduation requirements undermines the
very purpose of these requirements - to ensure that our diplomas mean that
every student receiving them has met certain minimum requirements,"
Keating said.
Keating also vetoed a pair of bills,
ranging from procedures for the State Department of Rehabilitation Services to
the allowing of teleconferencing by public bodies. HB 2656, by Staggs and Sen.
Ben Robinson, D-Muskogee, would have related to teleconferences by public
bodies by authorizing a board of education of a technology center school to
hold meetings by videoconferencing.
"Local boards should not be able to
make decisions which affect the entire system, such as staffing and operating
needs, without the approval of the state board which is responsible for the
whole system," Keating said.
The other veto was HB 2345, by Staggs and
Crutchfield, would have modified employment procedures for the Oklahoma School
for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf.
"I have vetoed House Bill 2345,
which prohibits the Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services from
hiring instructional personnel unless the superintendent of the school has
recommended the person," Keating said in his veto statement. "This
tying of the Director's hands could serve to disrupt the services provided by
the schools particularly if either of the superintendent positions are
vacant."
It was a busy year for education, which
receives a large piece of the state revenue appropriation pie. Teachers, students
and officials will have a lot to reflect upon legislatively this year when
taking their required moment of silence.
Bills Signed by the Governor
SB
396 – A&M Board of Regents – selection by Congressional District
SB
696 - Smoking in Public Places
SB 948 -
Administrative Rules
SB 1002 –
Appropriations – Common Education
SB 1043 –
Securities investor education
SB 1045 –
Appropriations - Dept. of Agriculture for OSU programs
SB 1049 -
Asbestos abatement
SB
1212 – OSU/Tulsa technology intern partner program
SB 1231 –
Teachers’ Retirement – benefit increase
SB 1233 –
Health insurance
SB 1287 – TCC
Technology Center School District
SB 1335 – School
performance review
SB 1358 –
Inventory/Master lease program
SB 1376 -
Teachers’ Retirement fund – apportionment of tax revenues
SB 1381 –
State agency audits/state purchase cards/risk management
SB 1385 –
Health insurance - high risk pool/dental & vision plans
SB 1391 –
OCAST/Oklahoma Science and Technology – board member terms
SB 1408 –
Technology center courses
SB 1415 -
Sales tax exemption
SB 1456 –
Teachers’ Retirement System – transferring from OPERS
HB
1660 - Teachers’ Retirement System
HB 1719 - Teachers’
Retirement - Unfunded liability
HB 1939 - Bond
requirements
HB 1985 –
Whistleblower Act
HB 2238 –
Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program
HB 2264 – Pay
for employees on National Guard duty
HB 2311 -
Children of disabled law-enforcement member/tuition waiver
HB 2412 –
Legislative review of state audits
HB 2433 –
Appropriations – State Regents
HB
2598 - Higher Education Facilities Revolving Fund - transfer
HB 2719 –
Health insurance
HB 2901 –
Community Hospitals Authority - Tulsa
HB 2921 –
Address confidentiality
Bills Signed by the Lt. Governor
HB 2383 -
Teachers’ Retirement – death benefits
HB 2532 –
Appropriations – Commerce Dept. for SEOSU and OSU/CATT programs
Bills Vetoed by the
Governor
SB 701 –
Our-of-state student transfers/social studies program
SB 1378 –
Oklahoma A&M Board funds
HB 1029 -
Dental hygienists
HB 2053 –
Risk management
HB 2633 –
Oklahoma Workforce Investment
Bills Added to the Tracking List
HB 1939 - Bond
requirements
HB 2723 -
Workers’ Compensation
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
Certification/Alternative
certification, SB 1595
Math,
HB 2625
Status
Reported as of June 7, 2002
SENATE BILLS
SB 396 (Morgan/Paulk) - BOARD APPOINTMENTS/CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICTS. Providing for
appointment of members of various state boards, commissions, and authorities,
including the Board of Regents for the A&M Colleges and OETA, in the event
congressional districts are modified; providing for appointments to be filled
based on redrawn congressional districts.
(70 O.S. 2001, §§ 23-105, 3409)
6/4/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/396.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb396_enr.rtf
SB
650 (Henry/Askins) - Workers’
Compensation. Authorizing the commissioner of CompSource
Oklahoma to require production of records of employers insured with or applying
for insurance with CompSource Oklahoma against liability for compensation;
requiring that premiums for any policy period be paid according to the contract
of insurance; requiring the administrator for the Multiple Injury Trust Fund to
approve funds to be allocated by the State Treasurer to CompSource Oklahoma for
administration expenses, unless rejected by the Governor and Attorney General;
repealing 85 O.S. 2001, Section 2c, relating to authorization of claims. (85 O.S. 2001, §§ 134, 142, 175)
4/29/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/650.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb650_enr.rtf
SB
696 (Robinson/Vaughn) - Smoking
in Public Places. Amending Section 1 of SB 1553, modifying
requirements for no smoking signs and requiring that owners or operators of
places where smoking or tobacco use is prohibited by law be responsible for
posting a sign or decal, at least four inches by two inches in size, at each
entrance to the building indicating that the place is smoke-free or
tobacco-free. (21 O.S. 2001, § 1247)
6/4/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/696.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb696_enr.rtf
SB 701 (Leftwich/McCarter) – OUT-OF-STATE TRANSFER STUDENTS/SOCIAL
STUDIES. Requiring the State Board
of Education to adopt rules to allow district boards of education to except
certain transfer students from out of state from certain high school graduation
requirements; creating the Oklahoma Social Studies Stimulus Program;
authorizing the State Board of Education to award grants and establish
criteria.
6/5/02 Vetoed by Governor - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb701_enr.rtf;
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/701-V.pdf
SB
878 (Muegge/Turner) – OSU/ETHANOL PLANT FEASIBILITY. Directing the Agriculture Department to
conduct a feasibility study to attract an ethanol processing plant to the
state; creating the Ethanol Plant Feasibility Advisory Committee, one member of
which would be appointed by and would represent Oklahoma State University.
4/15/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/878.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb878_enr.rtf
SB
932 (Robinson/Mitchell) – University
HOSPITALS. Relating to
contracts for medical care; amending Section 21 of SB 1487, which relates to
inmate health care services; clarifying primary medical contract provider
designation for the Department of Corrections; defining primary medical contract
provider; amending section which relates to the purpose of the University
Hospitals Authority Act; deleting reference to O’Donoghue Rehabilitation Institute. (63 O.S. 2001, § 3203)
6/4/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/932.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb932_enr.rtf
SB
936 (Shurden/Turner) – GOLF CART
USE IN STATE PARK.
Authorizing a physically disabled person to operate a golf cart within
the boundaries of a state park during daylight hours, under certain
conditions. (47 § 1151.2)
5/24/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/936.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb936_enr.rtf
SB
948 (Maddox/Plunk) – Administrative
RuleS. Enacting the Small
Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; requiring agencies to submit to the Small
Business Regulatory Review Committee proposed rules if the rules adversely
affect small business; changing from 20 days to 30 days the amount of time
required for a comment period after publication of notice of intended
rulemaking action. (75 O.S. 2001, §§
303)
6/7/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/948.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb948_enr2nd.rtf
SB
950 (Leftwich/Newport) – TELEMARKETING. “Telemarketer Restriction Act”; requiring
the Attorney General to establish a no-telemarketing-sales-call registry;
providing an exception from restrictions for the solicitation of funds or other
support for a charitable or religious activity, political candidate, cause, or
organization and any activity of a charitable not-for-profit entity; providing
an exception in cases in which a business relationship has been established;
authorizing the Attorney General to promulgate rules.
4/15/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/950.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb950_enr.rtf
SB
952 (Leftwich/Paulk) – ELEVATOR
INJURY REPORT. Requiring the
owner or lessee of every elevator in service in Oklahoma to report to the
Construction Industries Board any injury resulting from the operation or
malfunction of an elevator.
5/6/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/952.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb952_enr.rtf
SB
995 (Robinson/Ericson) – CONNORS
STATE COLLEGE. Changing the name of Connors State College of
Agriculture and Applied Science to Connors State College. Section 5 amended by SB 1378, which was
vetoed by the Governor. (70
§§ 3103, 3201, 3405, 3405.1,
3412)
5/6/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/995.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb995_enr.rtf
SB
1002 (Haney/Mass) – Appropriations/EDUCATION. Appropriating
to common education, including funds to be apportioned for the Summer Arts
Institute, Education Leadership Oklahoma, the Virtual Internet School in
Oklahoma Network (VISION) Pilot Program, scholarships to the Great Expectations
Summer Institutes for Teachers, the implementation of a telecommunications
curriculum, Community Education Grants to be expended on a contractual basis to
a community education consortium group which is associated with a State System
institution, participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress,
and contracting with the Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education. (70 O.S. 2001, § 18-103.1)
6/4/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1002.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1002_enr.rtf
SB
1010 (Haney/Mass) – Appropriations/TEACHER
PREPARATION. Appropriating $2,219,555 to the Teacher
Preparation Commission.
5/13/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1010.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1010_enr.rtf
SB
1033 (Haney/Mass) – Appropriations/ UNIVERSITY
HOSPITALS. Appropriating $41,499,895 to the University Hospitals Authority.
5/8/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1033.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1033_enr.rtf
SB 1043 (Haney/Mass) SECURITIES
INVESTOR EDUCATION. Creating the Oklahoma Department of
Securities Investor Education Revolving Fund; requiring that any amounts received
from any court settlement in excess of $1 million be used exclusively for
research and education concerning securities laws and general investor protection. (71 O.S. 2001, § 412)
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1043.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1043_enr.rtf
SB 1045 (Haney/Mass) APPROPRIATIONS/AGRICULTURE/OSU
PROGRAMS. Appropriating to
the Department of Agriculture, including funds for OSU’s Statewide Intensive
Financial Management Assistance Program and Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
equipment.
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1045.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1045_enr.rtf
SB 1049 (Haney/Mass) ASBESTOS
ABATEMENT. Appropriating to
the Labor Department; Section 6 requires the Labor Department to submit annual
asbestos abatement reports; requiring the State Regents and other agencies
involved in asbestos abatement to provide required information.
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1049.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1049_enr.rtf
SB 1212
(Haney/Mass) – ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY/OSU/TULSA TECHNOLOGY INTERN
PROGRAM. Modifying transfer of certain Authority and
foundation assets relating to Oklahoma State University/Tulsa and Rogers State
University; stating legislative intent that the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma
State University/Tulsa develop and implement a Technology Intern Partner
Program. (70 O.S. 2001, § 4670)
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1212.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1212_enr.rtf
SB
1223 (Morgan/J.T. Stites) –Retirement/INSURANCE BENEFITS. Section
8 amends Section 2 of HB 2058, allowing an employee retiring from the
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents who was or is employed at the George
Nigh Rehabilitation Institute and who transferred employment, to participate in
the benefits authorized by the State and Education Employees Group Insurance
Act; Section 9 amends Section 4 of SB 1243, deleting language terminating
health and dental insurance benefits when the surviving spouse of a deceased
education employee remarries or becomes eligible for another group health
insurance plan; also amends Section 4 by making an amendment reflecting the
same language as above relating to employees retiring from the OU Board of
Regents; Section 10 allows certain employees of the University of Oklahoma
Board of Regents to participate in the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred
Savings Incentive Plan. (74 §§ 1316.2,
1316.3, 1707)
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1223.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1223_enr.rtf
SB 1231 (Morgan/J.T. Stites) – TEACHERS’
Retirement. Providing a
benefit increase of 3 percent for persons receiving retirement benefits from
the Teachers’ Retirement System as of June 30, 2001; providing a 4-percent
increase for persons who retired from the system with 30 years of credited
service.
6/6/02 Signed by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1231.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1231_enr.rtf
SB 1233 (Monson/Wells) – HEALTH
INSURANCE PLANS. Requiring the Board of Directors of the Health
Insurance High Risk Pool to adopt alternative health insurance plans that will
provide options for its members; authorizing the board to offer different
benefit structures; requiring the board to implement disease management
programs, implement a multi-tier pharmacy benefit design, report to state
officials concerning the status of the pool and make recommendations; requiring
the board to select a case manager; authorizing the Oklahoma State Employees
Benefits Council to renegotiate rates with successful bidders after contracts
have been awarded if there is an extraordinary circumstance; requiring the Benefits
Council and the Oklahoma State and Education Employee Group Insurance Board to
develop geographic service areas, not require that participating HMOs offer a
Medicare supplement plan and require participating HMOs to meet the
standardized benefit plan; requiring the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to
conduct a feasibility study concerning coverage of applicants to the Health
Insurance High Risk Pool under Medicaid programs. (74 O.S. 2001, § 1365; 74 § 1366.1)
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1233.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1233_enr.rtf
SB
1243 (Morgan/Corn) – Health
insurance/TEACHERS’ Retirement. Deleting
obsolete language regarding the State and Education Employees Group Insurance
Board contracting with the Oklahoma Medical Center and George Nigh
Rehabilitation Institute; changing certain reporting date from fiscal to
calendar year; changing period of effect for certain emergency rules; requiring
the Board to annually collect its own set of performance measures to assess the
quality of its HealthChoice plans and other services; deleting authorization
for retired members of the Teacher’s Retirement System whose education entity
is not a participant in the State and Education Group Insurance Act to begin
health and dental insurance coverage; removing HEDIS data requirement for the
state plan. Section 4 amended by
Section 9 of SB 1223. (74 O.S.
2001, §§ 1304, 1305.1, 1306, 1316.3, 1365)
5/6/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1243.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1243_enr.rtf
SB
1271 (Herbert/Corn) – GOLF COURSE
OPERATION REVOLVING FUND. Modifying the requirement for certain interest income to be
apportioned to the General Revenue Fund to provide exemptions for the Tourism
and Recreation Department Revolving Fund and the Golf Course Operation Revolving
Fund; providing that the Tourism and Recreation Department Revolving Fund shall
include monies derived from the sale or conveyance of real property and
interest attributable to investment of money in the fund; providing that the
Golf Course Operations Revolving Fund shall include interest attributable to
investment of money in the fund; authorizing the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Commission to implement a pay incentive plan for employees of the
Divisions of Parks, Golf Operations and Oklahoma Today magazine, not to
exceed 10 percent of each eligible employee's salary; authorizing the Commission
to transfer interest in real and personal property to other government
agencies; authorizing the Commission to issue notes and bonds under the
Oklahoma Bond Oversight and Reform Act.
(62 O.S. 2001, § 203; 74 O.S. 2001, §§ 85.42, 500.18, 1811.1, 1811.1a,
1813.3, 1847.1)
5/30/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1271.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB1271_enr.rtf
SB
1287 (Ford/Hopper Smith) – Tulsa
Community College TECHNOLOGY CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Amending § 9B of Article X of the Oklahoma
Constitution to authorize ad valorem tax levies for the technology center
school districts; modifying the name of the Tulsa County Technology Center
School District to be the Tulsa Technology Center School District; raising the
limit on ad valorem tax levies from three to five mills; removing authority of
the State Board of Career and Technology Education to approve the Tulsa
Community College budget; raising the limit on ad valorem tax levies from two
to five mills, the proceeds of which would be part of Tulsa Community College’s
budget. (70 O.S. 2001, §§ 4419, 4420)
6/6/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1287.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1287_enr.rtf
SB 1292 (Crutchfield/Roan) – PARKING/PUBLIC DISRUPTIONS. Prohibiting unauthorized parking at any
state building or property in Oklahoma and Tulsa Counties; removing reference
to State Capitol Park, the Cowboy Hall of Fame Park and the State Capitol
complex in Tulsa; authorizing booting of vehicles with outstanding fines;
making it unlawful to disturb, interfere or disrupt state business, agency
operations or any state employee, agent, official or representative; making it
a misdemeanor to refuse to disperse or leave any property, building or
structure used to conduct state business or operations after proper notice by a
peace officer, sergeant-at-arms or other security personnel; setting punishment
at a maximum one-year county jail term and/or a $1,000 fine. (47 O.S. 2001, § 11-1009)
4/15/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1292.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1292_enr.rtf
SB 1299 (Rozell/Webb) – Health
insurance. Allowing a
network provider facility or physician contract to be amended at any time
during the term of the contract only by mutual written consent of duly
authorized representatives of the State and Education Employees Group Insurance
Board and the facility or physician.
(74 § 1306.5)
5/6/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1299.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1299_enr.rtf
SB 1328 (Cain/Greenwood) – EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER FOR DEAF.
“Oklahoma Educational Interpreter for the Deaf Act”; establishing
qualifications for educational interpreters in the public schools; authorizing
persons who meet certain requirements to be employed as an educational
interpreter for up to three years, but they must obtain one of the proficiency
levels to continue after the third year.
(70 §§ 13-115/13-115.4)
5/8/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1328.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1328_enr.rtf
SB
1335 (Wilcoxson/Morgan) – SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REVIEW.
Allowing funds appropriated by the Legislature to the State Board of
Education for the Office of Accountability for FY2002 and subsequent years to
be expended to conduct operations performance reviews of school districts
having administrative service costs that are above established expenditure
limits; authorizing the Office of Accountability to hire personnel to assist in
development and design of the program and to contract with outside entities to
assist in conducting performance review programs. (70 O.S. 2001, § 3-118.1)
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1335.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1335_enr.rtf
SB 1358 (Morgan/Webb) – INVENTORY. Authorizing the Director of Central Services to specify a
tangible asset reporting threshold for State System institutions and the
University Hospitals; providing that tangible assets consist of machinery, implements,
tools, furniture, livestock, vehicles and other apparatus that may be used
repeatedly without material impairment of its physical condition and have a
calculable period of service and a value exceeding the reporting threshold the
Director establishes for the entity; requiring all entities to make support
personnel available to report tangible asset acquisitions, assist with
identification and update inventories on a periodic basis; amending Section 19
of SB 1486, by modifying the terms of the master lease program. (74 O.S. 2001, § 110.1)
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1358.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1358_enr.rtf
SB 1364 (Monson/Askins) – DONATED LEAVE. Amending Section 31 of HB 2924 by removing authority
for chief administrative officers to deny the donation of leave solely because
it originates from different agencies.
(74 O.S. 2001, § 840-2.23)
5/30/02 Vetoed by Governor - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB1364_ENR.rtf;
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1364-V.pdf
SB 1376 (Morgan/J.T. Stites) – TEACHERS' RETIREMENT/APPORTIONMENT. Modifying apportionment of sales and use tax
and income tax revenues; providing for incremental increases to 5 percent over
a five-year period the amount to be credited to the Teachers' Retirement System
Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund. (68
O.S. 2001, §§ 1353, 1403, 2352)
6/6/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1376.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1376_enr.rtf
SB 1378 (Morgan/Ingmire) – A&M BOARD FUNDS/BOARD PROJECT
FINANCING. Amending Section 5 of SB
995, authorizing the A&M Board to receive and dispose of monies, grants and
property from state agencies;
authorizing boards to enter into an installment contract, lease-purchase
agreement or other contractual obligation for the purpose of financing projects
for a term not to exceed 30 years or the useful life of the project. (70 O.S. 2001, § 3412; 70 § 4019)
6/5/02 Vetoed by Governor - http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1378_enr.rtf;
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1378-V.pdf
SB 1381 (Dickerson/Askins) –
AUDITS/STATE PURCHASE CARDS/RISK MANAGEMENT. Authorizing the Director of the Department of Central Services to
promulgate rules relating to audits of state agency acquisitions and use of a
state purchase card to make acquisitions; requiring the director to assess a
fee for training of agency purchasing officials; authorizing the Purchasing
Director to authorize the use of state purchase cards for acquisitions not
exceeding $2,500 per transaction and to use reverse auctions to obtain
acquisitions; providing that if a legislative appropriation does not meet the
cost of a bond, the state purchasing director and state risk administrator
shall assess each entity covered by the bond a pro-rata share of the excess
cost amount; providing that if a state agency’s evaluation of the performance
of the professional services provided pursuant to a professional services
contract indicates deficiencies with the supplier’s work, the state agency
shall send a copy of the evaluation to the Purchasing Director; modifying
criteria for state professional risk management program; allowing the Department
of Central Services, when requested by the State Regents, to obtain, provide or
assist the State Regents in obtaining insurance for real property of which the
State Regents is the beneficiary. (74
O.S. 2001, §§ 85.5, 85.31, 85.41, 85.58A)
6/6/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1381.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1381_enr.rtf
SB 1384 (Dickerson/Dunegan) – STATE PERSONNEL/LEAVE SHARING/CARL
ALBERT PUBLIC INTERNSHIP. Modifying
numerous provisions relating to state personnel; prohibiting public inspection
or disclosure of state employees’ home addresses, telephone numbers or social
security numbers without written permission or a court order; allowing for
separation of service of employee on leave without pay notwithstanding the
Workers’ Compensation Act; amending Section 31 of HB 2924, rearranging language
relating to leave sharing; deleting the in-state requirement for eligibility in
the Carl Albert Public Internship Program; requiring rating of performance of
participants in the Executive Fellows Program; allowing certain waivers for participation
in the Executive Fellows Program. (74
O.S. 2001, §§ 840-2.11, 840-2.21, 840-2.23, 840-3.4, 840-3.5)
5/30/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1384.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1384_enr.rtf
SB
1385 (Morgan/Askins) – INSURANCE/VISION PLANS. Establishing
fiduciary responsibilities for the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council
and the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board; ensuring
participants have options on vision plans.
(74 § 1374)
6/7/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1385.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1385_enr.rtf
SB 1391 (Fisher/Rice) – Oklahoma
Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST)/Science and
Technology Research and Development board/OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Changing the Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology Act to the Oklahoma Science and
Technology Research and Development Act; creating the Oklahoma Science and
Technology Research and Development Board; creating the Oklahoma Institute of
Technology as a constituent agency of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement
of Science and Technology (OCAST); requiring certain support for the institute
to be provided by OCAST; stating mission and purposes of the institute,
including facilitating joint public-private technology research and development
projects using resources and facilities of public higher education
institutions; reconstituting the board of directors for OCAST as the Oklahoma
Science and Technology Research and Development Board; removing the Chancellor
and the Dean of the Agriculture Division of Oklahoma State University from the
board and adding the presidents of the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma
State University; authorizing designees to represent certain board members;
providing exception to dual-office-holding prohibitions; reconstituting the
president of OCAST as the executive director for the board; making the
executive director the chief executive officer of the center and the institute;
modifying duties of the center related to Oklahoma Futures; requiring the
development of an annual business plan and a five-year strategic plan; removing
the requirement for approval of the business plan by Oklahoma Futures; stating
powers and duties of Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development
Board; providing for the board to use and accord lead status to Rogers State
University for coordinating and delivering higher education distance learning
opportunities developed by the board; modifying the composition of certain
advisory committees; requiring an annual report; requiring funding of research
and development in certain areas; creating the Oklahoma Institute of Technology
Trust Fund; providing for trustees of the trust fund, which include the
presidents of Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma;
creating the Oklahoma Institute of Technology Fund within the State Treasury;
appropriating monies from the fund; abolishing Oklahoma Futures; amending
sections which relate to the Department of Commerce and Oklahoma Futures; repealing
sections which relate to Oklahoma Futures, the Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology, and the Oklahoma Institute of Technology. (74 O.S. 2001, §§ 5003.5, 5003.7, 5003.8,
5060.1, 5060.2, 5060.3, 5060.4, 5060.6, 5060.7, 5060.8, 5060.9, 5060.9a,
5060.22)
6/6/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1391.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1391_enr.rtf
SB
1395 (Williams/Vaughn) – BONE MARROW AND ORGAN DONATION LEAVE. Amending Section 2 of SB 1628 relating to
the state employee leave of absence for organ donation; subjecting scheduling
of such leave to approval by the employee’s Appointing Authority.
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1395.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1395_enr.rtf
SB 1408 (Easley/Ferguson) – INTERNET-BASED COURSES/TECHNOLOGY CENTER COURSES. Requiring district boards of education to
adopt policies for Internet-based courses; authorizing school districts to
furnish educational services to children who do not reside in the U.S.;
amending Section 1 of HB 2886 relating to high school graduation requirements
by authorizing academic credit to be counted for certain Internet-based courses
offered at a technology center school; providing for incorporation of certain
standards for certain courses; granting certain academic credit for successful
completion of certain advanced mathematics or science courses; amending section
relating to the Educational Indicators Program, requiring test results for
regular and alternative education students enrolled in Internet-based
instruction to be disaggregated and reported; allowing education boards to
authorize enrollment in Internet-based courses on part-time basis for certain
students. (70 O.S. 2001, §§ 1-111,
1-113, 8-104, 11-103.6, 1210.531, 1210.567)
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1408.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1408_enr.rtf
SB
1415 (Monson/Clay Pope) – SALES AND INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS. Exempting from sales tax sales by or to
parent-teacher associations or tax-exempt organizations and the first $15,000
annually from sales by youth athletic teams which are part of a tax-exempt
athletic organization; modifying apportionment of revenue funds for Education
Reform Revolving Fund. (68 O.S. 2001,
§§ 1356, 1365, 2352, 2902.2)
6/7/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1415.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1415_enr.rtf
SB 1420 (Maddox/Kirby) – SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION. Requiring certain sex offenders to register
with higher education campus police or security if such person enrolls as a
full- or part-time student, is a full- or part-time employee of a higher
education institution, or resides or intends to reside or stay on any property
owned or controlled by the institution; requiring the Department of Corrections
to inform sex offenders of requirements; requiring registering information to
include the name and address of any school where the person expects to become
or is enrolled or employed for any length of time. (57 O.S. 2001, §§ 583, 584)
4/29/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1420.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1420_enr.rtf
SB 1445 (Price/Nance) – osu
cooperative extension service.
Authorizing the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and
Training to contract with the Center for Local
Government Technology and Cooperative Extension Service at OSU to train
county and political subdivision personnel.
(19 O.S. 2001, §§ 130.2, 130.4)
5/30/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1445.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1445_enr.rtf
SB 1447 (Taylor/Deutschendorf) – CAMERON
UNIVERSITY/TAX COMMISSION.
Authorizing the Tax Commission to enter into a contract with Cameron
University to use its computer server to detect non-registered taxpayers,
non-filers and underreporting taxpayers.
(68 § 264)
4/29/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1447.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1447_enr.rtf
SB 1456 (Williams/Roberts) – TEACHERS’
RETIREMENT. Providing for
members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System who become employees
of the Teachers Preparation Commission to transfer accumulated service credit
to the Teachers’ Retirement System. (70
O.S. 2001, § 17-116.2)
6/5/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1456.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1456_enr.rtf
SB 1484 (Shurden/Erwin) – HEALTH INSURANCE/CLEAN CLAIMS. Relating to the State and Education
Employees Group Insurance Act; amending references regarding certain duties in
paying clean claims. (74 O.S. 2001, §
1328)
4/29/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1484.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1484_enr.rtf
SB 1486 (Haney/Mass) – APPROPRIATIONS/MASTER LEASE. Appropriating to the State Board of
Education; designating $405,870 to be expended on a competitive application
basis to a State System institution for implementing telecommunications
curriculum; setting budgetary
limitations for the Teacher Preparation Commission; making appropriations to
the State Regents; stating legislative intent that $500,000 be allocated for
the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma; stating
legislative intent that $100,000 be allocated for a Native American Language
Curator for the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History at the University of
Oklahoma; creating a new section of law permitting the State Regents to
establish a master lease program; appropriating to the Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST); repealing sections relating to
higher education leasing, higher education funding and OCAST. Section 19 amended by Section 2 of SB
1358.
2/15/02 Signed by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1486.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1486_enr.rtf
SB 1487 (Haney/Mass) – APPROPRIATIONS. Making
appropriations to various health entities, including the University Hospitals
Authority; authorizing the referral of correctional inmate patients to the
University Hospitals. Section
21 amended by Section 2 of SB 932.
2/15/02 Signed by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1487.pdf
orhttp://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1487_enr.rtf
SB 1492 (Haney/Mass) – Appropriations/SUMMER ARTS INSTITUTE/JAZZ HALL
OF FAME. Making certain tourism-related
reappropriations; budgeting funds for the Summer Arts Institute and the Jazz
Hall of Fame.
2/15/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1492.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1492_enr.rtf
SB 1512 (Cain/Lindley) – OLMSTEAD
DECISION. Creating the Strategic Planning Committee on
the Olmstead Decision to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for Oklahomans
with disabilities; requiring all state agencies to cooperate with the Committee
by providing any requested information, records, or reports.
5/30/02 Signed
by Governor - http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Legislation/48th/2002/2R/SB/1512.pdf
or http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb1512_enr.rtf
SB
1553 (Robinson/Vaughn) - Smoking
in Public Places. Designating state buildings as non-smoking; allowing each building
to have one separately vented smoking room; excepting from the term “buildings”
up to 25 percent of rooms in hotels or motels associated with state facilities
in which rooms are located where children are not allowed, if the rooms are
properly vented; authorizing counties and municipalities to designate
facilities as nonsmoking, as nonsmoking with one designated smoking room or to
retain their current smoking policy; prohibiting smoking within 25 feet of the
entrance or exit of affected buildings.
Section 1 amended by SB 696.
4/17/02 Signed
by Governor -