Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB2040: Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program; modifying eligibility; removing certain eligibility criteria. Emergency.
Status: In committee, March 31, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 2621, 2623, and 2625, which relate to creation of and eligibility for the program; providing purpose of program; modifying eligibility for program; increasing income limit for certain eligibility; directing income limit to be adjusted annually; exempting certain applicants from certain income limit; allowing certain form to be used to verify income; removing certain eligibility criteria…
From the engrossed text, March 26, 2026:
An Act relating to the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 2621, 2623, and 2625, which relate to creation of and eligibility for the program; providing purpose of program; modifying eligibility for program; increasing income limit for certain eligibility; directing income limit to be adjusted annually; exempting certain applicants from certain income limit; allowing certain form to be used to verify income; removing certain eligibility criteria; directing the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to give first priority status to certain applicants; modifying process for verifying documentation of lineage; directing certain rules to include certain criteria; requiring application form to include certain language; removing language authorizing annual award of scholarships to certain students; directing the State Regents to involve certain community advisory committee in selection process; providing for composition of and appointments to advisory committee; directing certain university president to submit a list of proposed members; directing advisory committee to review certain applications and make certain recommendations; directing the State Regents to select recipients from certain list; prescribing income limitation for eligibility retention; limiting the number of scholarships that may be awarded to certain students; defining term; directing certain students to be given priority; allowing certain grants and scholarships to be used on certain expenses; directing certain applicants to always be given first priority status; …