Title 70, Title 70 — Schools

A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the "William P. Willis Trust Fund". The Trust Fund shall be managed and controlled by a Board of Trustees. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the William P. Willis Trust …

A. There is hereby created and established the William P. Willis Scholarship Fund to be administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the purpose of providing scholarships to low-income students attending institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher E…

Sections 2401 through 2407 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Act". Added by Laws 1989, c. 375, § 4, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 482, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program. The purpose of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program is to retain top-ranked students from Oklahoma in Oklahoma colleges, enable Oklahoma institutions of higher education to compete aggressively for top O…

OS 70-2403v1 (HB 1096, Laws 2025, c. 277, § 6) OS 70-2403v2 (HB 1282, Laws 2025, c. 482, § 3)

Levels of scholarship awards - Award limits. A. No person shall be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma State Regents’ Academic Scholars Program unless the person: 1. Has complied with all of the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to …

Levels of scholarship awards - Award limits. A. No person shall be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program unless the person: 1. Has complied with all of the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to the provisi…

selection and allocation criteria - Awards to nonresidents. A. Scholarships awarded under the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program shall be awarded to all eligible applicants without any limitation on the number of scholarships to be awarded in any year other than the amount of…

satisfactory progress towards degree - Conditions of expenditure of award monies. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may adopt rules and regulations, prescribe and provide appropriate forms for application, and employ such persons, contract for such services and make…

educational institutions participating in scholarship program. The Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Act shall not be construed as granting any authority to control or influence the policies of any educational institution because it accepts students who are participating in the scho…

Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. As part of its duties in administering the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall encourage Oklahoma high…

Creation of Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program — Eligibility. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act”. B. As used in this act: 1. “CTP program” means a degree, certificate, or nondegree program that: a. is offered by an instit…

A. Subject to the availability of funds, an amount equivalent to the nonguaranteed resident tuition at an institution of higher education or the tuition at a technology center school where the eligible student is enrolled in a CTP program shall be awarded by allocation from the O…

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, a student with an intellectual disability shall not be found to be in financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act if prior to receiving any scholarship program award for any year during wh…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act". Added by Laws 1992, c. 353, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. The program shall also be known as "Oklahoma's Promise". The purpose of the program is to provide an award to students who meet the criteria set forth in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Act who are pursuing …

OS 70-2603v1 (HB 1727, Laws 2025, c. 485, § 1) OS 70-2603v2 (HB 1096, Laws 2025, c. 277, § 7)

A. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection B of this section and elsewhere in this section, to be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an award which includes payment of an amount equivalent to resident tuition or other …

A. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection B of this section and elsewhere in this section, to be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program and to qualify for an award which includes payment of an amount equivalent to resident tuition or other …

A. Subject to the availability of funds, an amount equivalent to the nonguaranteed resident tuition for which an eligible Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program student is obligated at an institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall be awarded by allocation…

A. Each school year, every fifth- through eleventh-grade student in the public and private schools of this state and students who are educated by other means and are in the equivalent of the fifth through eleventh grade shall be apprised, together with the parent, custodial paren…

reasons for withdrawal. A. If a student withdraws from a class in which he or she has received an award from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, the awarded funds shall be returned to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. The provisions of this subsection shall on…

Access Program. Beginning December 31, 2022, and each December 31 thereafter, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an annual report on the impact of the Oklahoma Hig…

Sections 2620 through 2626 of this title and Section 12 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act". Added by Laws 2001, c. 315, § 14. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 395, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.

There is hereby created the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program. The purpose of the program is to provide a scholarship award to residents of the Tulsa School District, which was greatly impacted both socially and economically by the civil unrest that occurred …

As used in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act: 1. "Resident" means a person of any age who has resided within the Tulsa School District for not less than two (2) years prior to applying for participation in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Pr…

A. Subject to the availability of funds, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may annually award a maximum of three hundred full-time-equivalent scholarships for the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program to residents of the Tulsa School District. B. To…

A. To be eligible to participate in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program and to qualify for an award, a resident shall: 1. Have satisfied admission standards as determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the appropriate type of institu…

A. Subject to the availability of funds, an amount of not more than the equivalent of the average amount of resident tuition for which an eligible Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program participant enrolled in an institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher …

Fund. A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the "Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund". The trust fund shall be managed and controlled by a board of trustees. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the board of trust…

A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall include on each state individual income tax return form for tax years beginning after December 31, 2002, and each state corporate tax return form for tax years beginning after December 31, 2002, an opportunity for the taxpayer to donate from a…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Act". Added by Laws 2003, c. 207, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Program. The purpose of this program is to maximize use of existing educational resources and facilities within this state, both public and private. To accomplish this purpose, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher E…

institutions - Permitted courses and programs. A. To be eligible for an Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant, a student shall: 1. Be an Oklahoma resident as defined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; 2. Have enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in an elig…

Program. A. There is hereby established the Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program. The purpose of the program shall be to encourage persons to enter nursing and allied health careers within this state. Priority in awarding assistance is intended to go towa…

This Act shall be known as the Oklahoma Higher Education Code. Laws 1965, c. 396, § 101.

As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended: (a) "Code" means this act. (b) "State System" means the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education referred to in Section 1, Article XIII-A, Oklahoma Constitution. (c) "State Regents" m…

A. For the purposes of this Code, each of the following shall be deemed an agency and an integral part of the University of Oklahoma: 1. The Health Sciences Center; 2. The Law Center; 3. The Oklahoma Geological Survey; and 4. OU-Tulsa. B. For the purposes of this Code, each of th…

Higher Education. The following state educational institutions shall be members of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Langston University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Murray State College, Connors State Colle…

Oklahoma State Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital. The Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital located at Oklahoma State University is hereby officially named and shall only be known and referred to as the Oklahoma State Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital. The Oklahoma State …

of members - Eligibility - Removal - Vacancies. (a) The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, referred to in this section as the Board, established by Section 2, Article XIII-A, Oklahoma Constitution, shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor by and with …

for employment prohibited. (a) Each member of the State Regents shall take and subscribe to the oaths required of state officials generally. (b) Each member of the State Regents shall be allowed necessary travel expenses, as may be approved by the State Regents pursuant to the St…

- Terms - Powers and duties - Proceedings. (a) The State Regents shall be a body corporate, and shall adopt an official seal; and all contracts, official documents, awards, degrees or other papers or instruments issued by the State Regents and requiring the official signature of …

- Revolving fund - Disbursements. (a) The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall be furnished suitable permanent quarters by the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority for which the State Regents shall pay an appropriate rental charge and shall appoint and fix the duti…

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Added by Laws 2022, c. 18, § 1.

The duties of the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee shall be to: 1. Review the free speech policies of Oklahoma public universities; 2. Review any free speech complaints filed with the Committee following Section 4 of this act; 3. Review university training on free speech for improv…

The Oklahoma Free Speech Committee shall develop a process of collecting complaints of free speech violations on public university campuses and advise complainants of their rights. Universities shall publish contact information on how to report free speech concerns to the Oklahom…

The Oklahoma Free Speech Committee shall either develop a First Amendment training or approve of an outside First Amendment training that shall be required for all college deans, heads of departments, and individuals responsible for establishing university free speech policies or…

As provided in Article XIII-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma, the State Regents shall constitute a coordinating board of control for all state educational institutions, with the following specific powers: (a) It shall prescribe standards of higher education applicable to each in…

As provided in Article XIII-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Higher Education Code, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall prescribe a system of uniform course numbering for all State Educational Institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Hi…