Higher education; Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; eligibility for children of certain teachers; effective date; emergency.

This bill changes the eligibility requirements for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), which helps students pay for college tuition. It creates a new pathway for children of certified classroom teachers to qualify for OHLAP without meeting the standard financial need criteria, provided the teacher has at least ten years of experience in an Oklahoma public school classroom. The bill also updates income thresholds for financial need for other students and clarifies eligibility for adopted children and those in state custody.

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