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OK SB509

OK SB509
Higher education; repealing creation of the board of trustees for the McCurtain County Higher Education Program. Effective date. Emergency.


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Introduced
02/03/2025
In Committee
02/04/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to higher education; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 4427, which relates to the creation of the board of trustees for the McCurtain County Higher Education Program; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

AI Summary

This bill is a straightforward legislative action to repeal Section 4427 of Title 70 of the 2021 Oklahoma Statutes, which previously established the board of trustees for the McCurtain County Higher Education Program. The bill indicates that the entire section of law creating this board will be eliminated, effectively dissolving the board. The legislation is set to become effective on July 1, 2025, but also includes an emergency clause that would allow the act to take immediate effect upon passage and approval. By declaring an emergency, the lawmakers suggest there is an urgent need to remove this particular higher education governance structure, though the specific reasons for the repeal are not detailed in the provided text. The bill follows standard legislative formatting with three sections: the repealer, the effective date, and an emergency declaration.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Education (on 02/04/2025)

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