Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB2961: Higher education; TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act; career and technology education; waiver of tuition and fees for the spouse and children of a Gold Star recipient; effective date.
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to postsecondary education; creating the TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act; waiving tuition for the spouse or children of a Gold Star recipient; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3218.7-1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 382, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3218.7-1), which relates to waiver of room and board fees; expanding application of waiver to the spouse or children of a Gold Star recipient; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 14-134, which relates to waiver of tuition at career technology districts…
From the enrolled text, May 6, 2026:
An Act relating to postsecondary education; creating the TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act; waiving tuition for the spouse or children of a Gold Star recipient; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3218.7-1, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 382, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3218.7-1), which relates to waiver of room and board fees; expanding application of waiver to the spouse or children of a Gold Star recipient; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 14-134, which relates to waiver of tuition at career technology districts; waiving tuition and fees for the spouse or children of a Gold Star recipient; amending Section 3, Chapter 382, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 14-134.1), which relates to waiver of fees at career technology districts; waiving fees for the spouse or children of a Gold Star recipient; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date SUBJECT: Postsecondary education SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: This act shall be known and may be cited as the "TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act". SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3218.7-2 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, …