Higher education; authorizing establishment of certain program at the University of Oklahoma. Effective date. Emergency.

This bill authorizes the University of Oklahoma to create a new program within its College of Nursing to train Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. The legislation requires the program to meet specific standards set by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. It directs the Board of Regents to establish this educational pathway and sets the effective date for the new program as July 1, 2024.