2021 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 70. Schools
§70-2607. Annual report on impact of Oklahoma Higher Learning 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 Higher Learning Access Program, also known as Oklahoma's Promise, created pursuant to Sections 2601 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The report shall include:

A. 1. Year-to-year cohort retention and five-year graduation rates of all students enrolled in institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education compared to the year-to-year cohort retention and five-year graduation rates of students who receive Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program awards who are enrolled in institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. The data shall include the degree programs in which the students are enrolled.

2. Year-to-year cohort retention and five-year graduation rates of students who receive Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program awards who are enrolled in private institutions of higher learning located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The data shall include the degree programs in which the students are enrolled.

3. Certificate attainment rates of all students enrolled in technology center schools compared to the certificate attainment rates of students who receive Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program awards who are enrolled in technology center schools. The data shall include the career areas in which the students are enrolled.

B. The financial impact and enrollment impact of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program on two-year and four-year institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, private institutions of higher learning located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and technology center schools.

C. Data on Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program participants who graduate from an institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a private institution of higher learning located within this state and accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or who attain a certificate from a technology center school, including:

1. The number of participants who are residents of the state one year after graduation or certificate attainment; and

2. The industry or career area in which the participant is employed.

D. Data from surveys completed pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of Section 2606 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 573, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.