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|BILL NO. 365 By: Pugh of the Senate |
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| Vancuren of the House |
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6| An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S. |
| 2021, Section 3207.1, which relates to transfer of |
7| credits; modifying language regarding submission of |
| certain report; stating legislative intent that |
8| certain institutions of higher education not require |
| a score higher than certain recommended score on |
9| certain examination to grant certain course credit; |
| allowing certain institution president to make |
10| certain determination; requiring institutions to post |
| certain policy on campus websites; providing an |
11| effective date; and declaring an emergency. |
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14|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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15| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3207.1, is |
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16|amended to read as follows: |
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17| Section 3207.1. A. It is the intent of the Legislature that |
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18|credits earned by students in any institution of higher education |
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19|within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education be fully |
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20|accepted at any other institution of higher education within The |
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21|Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and that the Oklahoma |
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22|State Regents for Higher Education assume leadership in working with |
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23|institutional faculty and administrators to ensure that students |
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24|move smoothly from one level of education to another. Objectives |
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1|should include development of transfer policies and guides, degree |
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2|sheets, course equivalencies, and common course numbering. |
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3| B. It is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of |
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4|higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher |
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5|Education, private institutions accredited by the Oklahoma State |
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6|Regents for Higher Education, technology center school districts, |
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7|schools or training programs licensed, accredited, approved, or |
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8|regulated by any state agency, and private schools licensed by the |
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9|Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools be prohibited from |
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10|placing statements in documents or brochures given to students or |
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11|advertising in publications that credits earned at the institution, |
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12|training program, or school are fully accepted at another |
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13|institution or school without having a written agreement with the |
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14|other institution or school stating that the credits will be fully |
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15|accepted. |
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16| C. It is the intent of the Legislature that in establishing the |
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17|minimum required score on an Advanced Placement Examination for |
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18|granting course credit for a particular lower division course, |
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19|institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of |
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20|Higher Education shall not require an Advanced Placement Exam score |
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21|of more than three, except the requirement of an Advanced Placement |
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22|Exam score of more than three shall be permitted for granting |
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23|additional course credit for a lower division course or courses |
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24|sequenced with the initial lower division course. Credit policy |
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1|regarding all Advanced Placement Exams shall be posted on campus | | | 2|websites effective for the 2021-22 fall academic term and for each | | | 3|academic term thereafter. The institutions of higher education | | | 4|within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall conduct | | | 5|biennial reviews of their Advanced Placement credit policy. The | | | 6|Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall report noncompliance | | | 7|to theHouse Common Education Committee, House Higher Education and| | | 8|Career Tech Committee, and Senate Education Committee, or similarly| | | 9|named House Committee if the named Committees no longer exist,| | | 10|education committees in the Senate and House of Representatives by | | | 11|December 1 each year beginning December 1, 2021. | | | 12| D. It is the intent of the Legislature that in establishing the | | | 13|minimum required score on a College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) | | | 14|examination for granting course credit for a particular lower | | | 15|division course, institutions of higher education within The | | | 16|Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall not require a score | | | 17|higher than the minimum score recommended by a nonprofit higher | | | 18|education association that makes recommendations on college-level | | | 19|equivalencies. Provided, however, the president of the institution | | | 20|may determine, based on evidence, that a higher score on the | | | 21|examination is necessary to indicate that a student is sufficiently | | | 22|prepared to be successful in a related, more advanced course for | | | 23|which the lower division course is a prerequisite. Institutions | | | 24|shall post on campus websites their CLEP examination policy | | | Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|effective for the 2023-2024 academic year and for each academic year |
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2|thereafter. |
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3| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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4| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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5|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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6|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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7|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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8| Passed the Senate the 6th day of March, 2023. |
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12| Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, |
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13|2023. |
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