1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 3315 By: Eaves | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to higher education; requiring the | | Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education conduct | 8| feasibility study for implementing three-year | | bachelor's degree programs; requiring study | 9| investigate and analyze certain issues; requiring | | State Regents to submit study report; providing for | 10| codification; providing an effective date; and | | declaring an emergency. | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 14| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 15|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3252 of Title 70, unless there | | | 16|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 17| A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall | | | 18|conduct a thorough study to determine the feasibility of | | | 19|implementing bachelor's degree programs that require only three (3) | | | 20|years, or ninety (90) credit hours, to complete in this state. The | | | 21|study shall investigate a variety of fields of study and determine | | | 22|the feasibility of reducing specific course requirements, quantity | | | 23|of electives, and total credit hours required for graduation. The | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 13936 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|study shall consider and evaluate potential issues related to | | | 2|accreditation and degree marketability. | | | 3| B. On or before July 1, 2027, the State Regents shall prepare | | | 4|and submit to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of | | | 5|Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State | | | 6|Senate a report concerning the findings of the study. | | | 7| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026. | | | 8| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 9|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 10|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 11|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 12| | | | 13| 60-1-13936 AQH 10/17/25 | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 13936 Page 2