Title 70, Title 70 — Schools

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Higher Education Tuition Aid Act." Added by Laws 1971, c. 149, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 1971.

It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that the provisions of this act become effective only after funding for this purpose has been provided through special appropriations, or funding is otherwise provided by gifts or grants for this purpose or both. Added by Laws 1971, c.…

There are hereby created state tuition aid grants which shall be maintained by the state, awarded and administered pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Higher Education Tuition Aid Act, and used by the holders thereof for study in nonprofit, accredited institutions of highe…

It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to administer the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 1971, c. 149, § 3, emerg. eff. May 22, 1971.

be defined - Minimum eligibility requirements. State tuition aid grants shall be awarded without any limitation on the number to be awarded in any year other than the amount of appropriations available therefor. The institution involved may appropriately schedule work to permit r…

State tuition aid grants shall be awarded without regard to race, religion, creed, or sex. Added by Laws 1971, c. 149, § 5, emerg. eff. May 22, 1971.

A. No person shall be awarded a state tuition aid grant unless the person: 1. Is a resident of this state. Such residency shall meet requirements as set out by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; 2. Has demonstrated financial need for tuition aid as determined by Sec…

A college tuition aid grant may be awarded annually to each eligible, qualified full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a curriculum leading to a degree or certificate in an institution of collegiate grade or postsecondary institution providing a prog…

for participation. 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 such additional expenditures as may be necessary or appropriate…

This act shall not be construed as granting any authority to control or influence the policies of any educational institution because it accepts students receiving tuition aid grants, nor to require any such institution to admit or once admitted to continue in such institution an…

There is hereby established the Osteopathy Education Assistance Fund which shall be administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and shall serve the purpose of assisting bona fide citizens of Oklahoma pursuing the study of osteopathy at approved schools of oste…

The State Regents should provide sufficient funds to Cameron College for equipping the library with adequate books and materials as necessary to meet the standards for accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as it operates to carry out the…

or university courses - Tuition waiver. A. 1. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall actively encourage the concurrent enrollment in college or university courses of eligible high school students on high school cam…

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are requested to authorize an extension of the administrative functions of the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine for the purpose of developing medical education in the Tulsa metropolitan area and for cooperation with appropr…

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Article XIII-A which reserves to the Legislature the exclusive authority to prescribe student fees, any written commitments made by a Board of Regents pursuant to the authority of Section 1013, Chapter 396, O.S.L. 1965 (70 O.S. Supp. 197…

The State Regents should provide sufficient funds to East Central State College to fully implement the new educational program in Environmental Science recently approved by the State Regents for operation at this institution and encourage the development of this program to its fu…

It is the intent of the Legislature that monies to fund the policies and programs set out above shall be by separate allocations made by the State Regents to the affected institutions and in each case shall be in addition to that institution's regular budgetary allocation for edu…

Not less than One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00) of the funds appropriated by Section 4 of this act shall be used for the purpose of establishing new special education classes in school districts. Provided, none of such appropriation shall be allocated…

concurrent enrollment. A. There is hereby created until November 30, 2022, a task force to study and make recommendations regarding the current and future concurrent enrollment needs of the state and pathways for awarding degrees and certificates through concurrent enrollment. B.…

The State Regents should make a thorough study of the income received for the revolving fund of each institution and other budget agency to determine that all educational budget income, as defined by the law creating the revolving fund, the State Budget Law, and the manual of the…

The State Regents should give particular attention to the needs of existing community junior colleges, when allocating funds appropriated by the Legislature, in order to carry out the spirit of Sections 1402 and 1408, Chapter 100, O.S.L. 1967 (70 O.S.Supp. 1970, Sections 4402 and…

The State Regents should allocate to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, from appropriations made by the Legislature, funds as needed for special support in lieu of tuition for the School for the Deaf operated as a laboratory for the Speech and Hearing Clinic of the Medica…

A program of assistance to citizens of Oklahoma studying dentistry outside the state is hereby authorized for administration by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The State Regents are authorized to provide direct assistance to bona fide citizens of Oklahoma pursuin…

The State Regents should allocate to the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, from appropriations made by the Legislature, funds as needed for special support of the Jane Brooks School for the Deaf as a laboratory for the training of special education teachers at this institution. A…

The sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) of the appropriation made by the Legislature in House Bill No. 1124 of the lst Session of the 33rd Oklahoma Legislature shall be allocated to the Student Educational Assistance Fund provided for in Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 48…

The State Regents should provide to the University of Oklahoma School of Nursing sufficient funds for planning during the year 1971-72 and sufficient funds thereafter to fully implement House Concurrent Resolution No. 1038 adopted by the 2nd Session of the 32nd Oklahoma Legislatu…

The State Regents may provide to Oklahoma State University, in addition to that institution's regular budget allocation for educational and general operating functions, a separate allocation of sufficient funds for underwriting the costs of special programs in fire protection to …

The Commissioners of the Land Office of the State of Oklahoma are hereby authorized and directed to ascertain the amount of the Home Loan Fund, created by the Act of March 28, 1919, and now in the hands of said Commissioners, and to transfer and deposit said amount into the Perma…

The Commissioners of the Land Office are further directed, as collections are made from outstanding loans made from said Home Loan Fund, to transfer all sums coming into their hands, when and as collected, into the said permanent fund. Laws 1931, p. 89, § 2.

In case of default in the payment of interest due upon any loan made by the Commissioners of the Land Office or upon the failure of the mortgagor, or his assigns, to comply with any of the terms or conditions of any mortgage as therein provided, it shall be the duty of any court …

Permanent School Fund. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the Land Office and all the officers of this State who have any control or management of the fund paid to the Corporation Commissioners by the express companies or other companies as refunds for overcharges, and …

fund. The county treasurer shall immediately upon the passage and approval of this act place to the credit of the common school fund of the county for distribution, as all other common school funds, all the interest money now on hand accrued on the average daily balances of money…

The county treasurer shall, immediately upon the passage and approval of this act, place to the credit of the common school fund of the county for distribution as all other common school funds, all the money now on hand derived from the real estate mortgage tax law as provided in…

This act may be cited as the "Oklahoma Student Loan Act." Laws 1972, c. 125, § 1, emerg. eff. April 6, 1972.

The Authority may, by resolution, provide for the issuance of refunding bonds to refund any outstanding bonds issued under the Oklahoma Student Loan Act, together with accrued interest thereon. Provisions governing the issuance and sale of bonds under the Oklahoma Student Loan Ac…

All proceeds from the sale of bonds under the Oklahoma Student Loan Act, except amounts set aside as reserves and the expenses of selling the bonds and other essential administrative costs, which may also be paid from the proceeds, shall be deposited to the credit of the Student …

All money received by the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority as repayment of student loans granted under the Oklahoma Student Loan Act and interest on the loans shall be credited to the "Student Loan Sinking Fund" of the Authority. The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bond…

A. Money in the "Student Loan Sinking Fund" and money in the Student Loan Fund in excess of the amount necessary for student loans may be invested by the Authority in: 1. Direct obligations of or obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States; 2. Dir…

Accounts of the Authority shall be audited annually by the State Auditor and Inspector or by a certified public accountant designated by the Authority. Laws 1972, c. 125, § 14, emerg. eff. April 6, 1972; Laws 1979, c. 30, § 134, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.

The Governor of Oklahoma is hereby authorized to certify that the State of Oklahoma agrees and undertakes to carry out the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 1972, c. 125, § 15, emerg. eff. April 6, 1972.

Notwithstanding any provisions of this act, the Authority may adopt such rules and regulations as they deem necessary in order to comply with federal laws and regulations governing the Federally Insured Student Loan Program. Laws 1972, c. 125, § 16, emerg. eff. April 6, 1972.

The Oklahoma Student Loan Authority and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education functioning as the fiscal agent for the Authority in the administration of the Oklahoma Student Loan Act (Chapter 125, Oklahoma Session Laws 1972; 70 O.S. Supp. 1975, Sections 695.1 to 695.16)…

The Oklahoma Student Loan Authority shall establish and operate a supplemental loan program for qualified students who are not eligible for loans under the federally insured student loan program, pursuant to the following: A. "Qualified person" shall be those students enrolled in…

property of Oklahoma Student Loan Program. All records, files, equipment and other property associated with the operation of the fiscal agency, also known as the Oklahoma Student Loan Program (OSLP), shall be and are hereby transferred to the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority. Adde…

As used in the Oklahoma Student Loan Act: 1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority; 2. "Participating institution" means any educational institution, public or private, including junior colleges and vocational-technical schools, which qualifies as an eligible inst…

The State Auditor and Inspector shall perform a special audit on the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1992, and at least once each five (5) years thereafter. The State Auditor and Inspector shall have the power to take custody of any record…

On or before June 30 of each year the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority shall submit a budget for the next fiscal year to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The budget shall include amounts to be spent on administrati…

investments - Tax exemption. The Governor is hereby authorized to accept beneficial interest on behalf of the State of Oklahoma in an express trust which shall be an agency of the state for the specific object and purpose of providing student loan funds pursuant to requirements o…

Any trustee appointed to the Authority shall, at the time of the appointment, be a citizen and resident of the State of Oklahoma for at least one (1) year prior to the date of appointment. The Authority shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor with the advice a…

There shall be created in the Authority the "Student Loan Fund". The Authority may use the Student Loan Fund to purchase loans insured by the United States made to qualified persons at participating institutions, provide loans under the Oklahoma Student Loan Act, and such other e…