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OK SB31
OK SB31Career and technology education; creating the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Act; providing for eligibility; providing for application process. Effective date. Emergency.
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Introduced
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
In Committee
04/16/2025
04/16/2025
Crossed Over
03/25/2025
03/25/2025
Passed
05/29/2025
05/29/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/29/2025
05/29/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 31 By: Hicks, Stanley, and Alvord of the Senate and Strom, Burns, and Miller of the House An Act relating to career and technology education; creating the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Act; providing short title; defining terms; creating the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Program to provide tuition assistance to certain eligible members; providing for amount of assistance subject to availability of funding; limiting assistance to certain number of years; allowing establishment of certain cap; prohibiting assistance for courses taken in excess of certain requirements; providing for eligibility; providing eligibility retention requirements; providing application process; allowing denial of continued assistance for failure to meet certain requirements; requiring exhaustion of certain federal benefits first; requiring repayment of assistance for failure to meet certain requirement; providing for calculation of repayment amount; allowing for application of hardship waiver; directing certain notification on available funding; providing for promulgation of rules and regulations; directing coordination of rules and regulations; creating the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Revolving Fund; specifying source of fund; providing for expenditures; providing purpose of fund; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Career and technology education
AI Summary
This bill creates the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Act, establishing a program to provide tuition assistance to eligible Oklahoma National Guard members who enroll in technology center schools. Under the program, eligible members (defined as current National Guard members in good standing with a high school diploma or GED) can receive tuition assistance equivalent to the cost of their career and technology certification or licensure program, limited to a maximum of three years. To qualify, members must have at least one year remaining on their enlistment contract, agree to complete their current service obligation, and commit to serving actively in the National Guard for at least 24 months after receiving assistance. Participants must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA, good academic standing, satisfactory participation in the National Guard, and obtain a Military Occupational Specialty or Air Force Specialty Code after their first semester. If a member fails to meet these requirements, they may be required to repay a prorated portion of the assistance received. The bill also creates a dedicated Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Revolving Fund to finance the program, funded through state appropriations. The program will become effective on July 1, 2025, and is designed to support National Guard members in pursuing career and technology education.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (6)
Carri Hicks (D)*,
Judd Strom (R)*,
Jerry Alvord (R),
Ty Burns (R),
Nicole Miller (R),
Brenda Stanley (R),
Last Action
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025 (on 05/29/2025)
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