Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; expanding eligibility of program to children of certified classroom teachers who graduated during the 2024-2025 school year; emergency.

HB 2982 expands Oklahoma's Higher Learning Access Program to include children of certified classroom teachers who graduated during the 2024-2025 school year. The bill amends Section 2605 of the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program statute to add this new eligibility category, allowing these students to qualify for program benefits without altering existing financial need requirements. The program currently requires students to meet income thresholds based on family size and adjust gross income, but this change specifically targets children of teachers graduating in that academic year. The bill does not change other program rules or income limits, only adding this new qualifying group to the existing framework.