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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1633 By: Stanley
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to higher education; amending 70 O.S.
7 2021, Section 3242, which relates to resident tuition
8 eligibility for students with certain status;
8 removing language providing eligibility for students
9 who cannot present certain documentation; removing
9 language regarding eligibility for certain
10 scholarships or financial aid for certain students;
10 removing outdated language; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
11 Section 3242.2, which relates to higher education
11 benefits for certain students; removing exception to
12 prohibition for certain students; removing outdated
12 language; updating statutory language; providing for
13 promulgation of rules; and declaring an emergency.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3242, is
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18 amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 3242. A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
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20 Education may adopt a policy which allows a student to enroll in an
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21 institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and
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22 allows a student to be eligible for resident tuition if the student:
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23 1. Graduated from a public or private high school in this
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24 state; and
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1 2. Resided in this state with a parent or legal guardian while
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2 attending classes at a public or private high school in this state
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3 for at least two (2) years prior to graduation.
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4 B. To be eligible for the provisions of subsection A of this
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5 section, an eligible student shall:
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6 1. Satisfy admission standards as determined by the Oklahoma
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7 State Regents for Higher Education for the appropriate type of
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8 institution and have secured admission to, and enrolled in, an
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9 institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;
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10 and
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11 2. If the student cannot present to the institution valid
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12 documentation of United States nationality or an immigration status
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13 permitting study at a postsecondary institution:
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14 a. provide to the institution a copy of a true and
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15 correct application or petition filed with the United
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16 States Citizenship and Immigration Services to
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17 legalize the student's immigration status, or
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18 b. file an affidavit with the institution stating that
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19 the student will file an application to legalize his
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20 or her immigration status at the earliest opportunity
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21 the student is eligible to do so, but in no case later
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22 than:
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23 (1) one (1) year after the date on which the student
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24 enrolls for study at the institution, or
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1 (2) if there is no formal process to permit children
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2 of parents without lawful immigration status to
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3 apply for lawful status without risk of
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4 deportation, one (1) year after the date the
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5 United States Citizenship and Immigration
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6 Services provide such a formal process, and
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7 c. if the student files an affidavit pursuant to
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8 subparagraph b of this paragraph, present to the
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9 institution a copy of a true and correct application
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10 or petition filed with the United States Citizenship
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11 and Immigration Services no later than:
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12 (1) one (1) year after the date on which the student
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13 enrolls for study at the institution, or
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14 (2) if there is no formal process to permit children
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15 of parents without lawful immigration status to
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16 apply for lawful status without risk of
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17 deportation, one (1) year after the date the
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18 United States Citizenship and Immigration
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19 Services provide such a formal process, which
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20 copy shall be maintained in the institution's
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21 records for that student.
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22 C. Any student who completes the required criteria prescribed
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23 in subsection A of this section, paragraph 1 of subsection B of this
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24 section, and subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this
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1 section shall not be disqualified on the basis of the student's
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2 immigration status from any scholarships or financial aid provided
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3 by this state.
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4 D. The provisions of this section shall not impose any
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5 additional conditions to maintain resident tuition status at a
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6 postsecondary educational institution within The Oklahoma State
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7 System of Higher Education on a student who was enrolled in a degree
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8 program and first received such resident tuition status at that
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9 institution during the 2006-2007 school year or any prior year.
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10 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3242.2, is
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11 amended to read as follows:
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12 Section 3242.2. A. Except as otherwise provided in Section
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13 3242 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, an An individual who is
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14 not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on
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15 the basis of residence within the this state for:
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16 1. Any postsecondary education benefit, including, but not
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17 limited to, scholarships or financial aid; or
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18 2. Resident tuition.
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19 B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not
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20 apply to a student enrolled in a degree program at a postsecondary
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21 educational institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
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22 Education during the 2006-2007 school year or any prior year who
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24 Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes at that institution The Oklahoma
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1 State Regents for Higher Education may promulgate rules to implement
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2 the provisions of this section.
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3 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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4 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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5 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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6 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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