1|ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDMENT |
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2|ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 1339 By: Seifried of the Senate |
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4| Hefner and McBride of the |
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7| An Act relating to higher education; creating the |
| Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act; providing short |
8| title; defining terms; creating the Oklahoma Access |
| and Achievement Program; providing purpose of |
9| program; providing for award amount; providing |
| eligibility criteria for program; providing retention |
10| eligibility criteria for program; providing for |
| promulgation of rules; providing for calculation of |
11| scholarship program award to be allocated from |
| certain fund; directing benefits to be awarded to |
12| certain eligible applicants subject to availability |
| of funding and the number of eligible applicants; |
13| directing the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
| Education to make awards on certain basis if certain |
14| funds are insufficient; allowing the State Regents to |
| take into consideration certain grants and |
15| scholarships; prohibiting award from being allowed |
| for certain courses or units taken after certain |
16| period of time; allowing award for certain courses or |
| units taken after certain period of time under |
17| certain circumstances; allowing the State Regents to |
| set aside certain funds for certain full commitment; |
18| directing priority to be given to certain continued |
| support; providing for calculation of financial need; |
19| amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3953.1, which relates |
| to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund; |
20| updating statutory language; expanding use of fund |
| for certain purpose; providing for codification; |
21| providing an effective date; and declaring an |
| emergency. |
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1|AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, lines 6 through 20.5, strike the title to |
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4| "[ higher education - Oklahoma Access and Achievement |
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5| Act - Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program - |
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6| Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education - |
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7| Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund - use of |
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8| fund - codification - effective date |
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10| emergency ]" |
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11| Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of April, 2024. |
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14| Presiding Officer of the House of |
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16| Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2024. |
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19| Presiding Officer of the Senate |
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