2021 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 70. Schools
§70-628.19. Task force to study and make recommendations on 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 task force shall be comprised of fourteen (14) members to be appointed as follows:
1. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated co-chair of the task force;
2. Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be designated co-chair of the task force;
3. Three school district superintendents, appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction;
4. Two presidents of two-year institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or their designees, appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education;
5. Two presidents of comprehensive institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or their designees, appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education;
6. Two presidents of regional institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or their designees, appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education; and
7. The Chancellor of Higher Education or a designee.
C. Appointments to the task force shall be made within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this act. The task force shall conduct an organizational meeting not later than September 1, 2021.
D. A quorum of the task force shall be required to approve any final action of the task force. For purposes of this section, eight members shall constitute a quorum.
E. The task force may meet as often as may be required to perform the duties imposed upon it.
F. The meetings of the task force shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
G. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation or travel reimbursement.
H. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Senate shall provide staff and administrative support for the task force.
I. The task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations by November 30, 2022, to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 134, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
