ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1854	By:	Shumate and Ritze of the House

			      and

		Stanislawski of the Senate

An Act relating to higher education; directing the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to adopt an equal access policy for statewide professional educators’ associations; specifying content of the policy; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

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 3246 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education adopt a policy for each institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education which has a teacher education program that will require equal access for statewide professional educators’ associations to students enrolled in the program.  The policy shall prohibit teacher education programs and the faculty and employees of the program from denying a statewide professional educators’ association equal access to students enrolled in the program to the same extent that access is granted to other educators’ associations.  The policy shall define access to include:

1.  Setting up informational tables at the institution or student meetings;

2.  Speaking at student meetings;

3.  Distributing information in mail boxes or through the e-mail system of the institution;

4.  Utilizing institution meeting rooms during nonworking hours;

5.  Posting information on bulletin boards; and

6.  Utilizing printing services for the institution.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.

Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of May, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 13th day of May, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate