HB 4363: Higher education; Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa; striking authorization; selection of president; effective date. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to reflect its status as the House Floor version, incorporating amendments from the Senate. The substantive policy content regarding the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa remains largely unchanged, though the text was reformatted to remove committee-specific markers and adjust line breaks for the final legislative record.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the structure and operations of the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to indicate this is the 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' rather than the 'Committee Substitute', and the byline was expanded to include the Senate sponsor, Gollihare.

Formatting inconsistencies were corrected, including the removal of 'Req. No.' page footers and the consolidation of the act's summary text to align with standard floor version formatting.

Specific amendment markers (such as 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments') and page number discrepancies found in the committee draft were removed or standardized.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove the 'Proposed Policy' designation and update the title to reflect the House Committee Substitute status. The core policy content regarding the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa remained substantively unchanged, though page reference numbers were updated.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged as the substantive text of the amendment was preserved.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document title from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' to reflect the bill's current legislative stage.

Replaced internal page reference numbers (e.g., Req. No. 16244) with new numbers (e.g., Req. No. 16882) to match the updated printing sequence.

Engrossed → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was completely rewritten by the Policy Committee to remove all substantive policy language regarding the composition, appointment, and powers of the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa. The original text, which defined board membership, term limits, and the presidential selection process, was deleted and replaced with a placeholder title.

Scope change

The bill's scope was entirely removed; it no longer amends any statutes or establishes any new legal requirements.

REQUIREMENT

All text defining the Board of Trustees' structure, member qualifications, appointment processes, and duties was deleted.

The specific process for selecting the university president was removed.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect that this is a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' rather than the original 'Engrossed' version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 23, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was significantly amended to remove the creation of a new 'Oklahoma Higher Education Reform Act' and replace it with specific amendments to the existing Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa. The changes streamline the board's authority by explicitly granting it the power to make rules and policies, while deleting obsolete transition language and the specific process for selecting the university president. These modifications shift the focus from establishing a broad new reform framework to refining the operational governance of the existing university board.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed from creating a new comprehensive reform act to amending a single existing statute regarding the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa.

SCOPE

Removed the creation of a new 'Oklahoma Higher Education Reform Act of 2026' and the requirement that it not be codified in the statutes.

Changed the bill's title and purpose from a broad reform initiative to a targeted amendment of 70 O.S. 2021, Section 4663.

REQUIREMENT

Added explicit authority for the Board of Trustees to promulgate rules and enact policies to govern its own processes and procedures.

TIMELINE

Deleted obsolete transition language and the specific mechanism for selecting the university president, which previously involved a complex search committee process.

Higher education; Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa; striking authorization; selection of president; effective date.

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