HB 3315

                             An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3315  By: Eaves, Miller, and Wolfley
                                         of the House
                                                and
                                         Daniels of the Senate
       An Act relating to higher education; requiring the
       Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education conduct
       feasibility study for implementing three-year
       bachelor's degree programs; requiring study
       investigate and analyze certain issues; requiring
       State Regents to submit study report; providing for
       codification; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Higher education
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
    SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3252 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
    A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
conduct a thorough study to determine the feasibility of
implementing bachelor's degree programs that require only three (3)
years, or ninety (90) credit hours, to complete in this state. The
study shall investigate a variety of fields of study and determine
the feasibility of reducing specific course requirements, quantity
of electives, and total credit hours required for graduation. The
study shall consider and evaluate potential issues related to
accreditation and degree marketability.
    B. On or before July 1, 2026, the State Regents shall prepare
and submit to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate a report concerning the findings of the study.
    SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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   Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of March, 2026.
                                    Presiding Officer of the House
                                                of Representatives
   Passed the Senate the 23rd day of April, 2026.
                                   Presiding Officer of the Senate
                       OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
   Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
   Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
                                   _________________________________
                                   Governor of the State of Oklahoma
                  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
   Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
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