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2010 State Disability Legislation Bills of InterestSenate Bills Injury prevention SB-1265 Easley Modifying fine for failure to use seat belts.
Education; instructional materials SB-1268 Mazzei Expanding sales tax exemption for school supplies and instructional materials.
Health insurance; autism SB-1269 Easley Requiring health insurance coverage of autism.
Aging services SB-1270 Easley Establishing State Department on Aging.
State employees; retirement SB-1271 Gumm Modifying calculation of final average compensation for state employee retirement purposes.
State employee health insurance SB-1274 Gumm Increasing maximum state employee health insurance benefit under State Employee Retirement System.
Children SB-1276 Gumm Creating the Oklahoma Children’s Cabinet, a 15- member panel composed of agency heads including the director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services. The Cabinet would focus on improving and streamlining delivery of services to children.
Disability hunting and fishing licenses SB-1278 Garrison Making disabled residents eligible for certain hunting and fishing licenses.
Personal care services; DHS SB-1280 Anderson Modifying the definition of employment; modifying an exemption for the Department of Human Services personal care providers. This change affects the application of employment provisions such as workers compensation coverage and unemployment insurance coverage.
Prescription drugs SB-1283 Wilson Creating the Prescription Drug Reimportation Act.
Health insurance SB-1288 Wilson Prohibiting individual accident and health policies to be subject to any differential because of gender.
Nursing home staff SB-1289 Coates Expanding list of persons who may not be hired or contracted by long-term care facilities.
Health insurance SB-1290 Wilson Allowing out-of-state insurance companies to transact business in Oklahoma under conditions set forth in state law and under rules of the State Insurance Commissioner. Out-of-state insurers selling health plans in Oklahoma would have to disclose that their plans may not be subject to state laws requiring coverage of certain health services and conditions.
Health insurance SB-1297 Wilson Making it an unfair or deceptive practice for an insurer to offer incentives for cancellation of coverage of insured persons who may present a cost or risk to the insurer.
Health care SB-1299 Wilson Permitting local health departments to provide primary care services.
Prescription drugs SB-1300 Wilson Limiting pharmacy copayments. Prohibiting pharmacies from charging prescription drug copayments that exceed the cash value of the prescription medication.
Health insurance; poor persons SB-1301 Wilson Poor persons; limiting payments to providers under the premium assistance program.
Health care SB-1302 Wilson Requiring review for hospital readmissions.
State agencies SB-1303 Coates Modifying bid limit on agency construction contracts. Changing from $2,500 to $5,000 the limit under which construction contracts can be negotiated without using the bid process.
Health care workforce; higher education SB-1304 Paddack Legislative request of Oklahoma higher education to establish a special degree program to increase availability of primary care physicians in rural practice.
Prescription drugs SB-1307 Wilson Prohibiting certain agreements by prescription drug manufacturers.
Health promotion; Medicaid and Insure Oklahoma SB-1308 Rice Providing for weight loss and management services under Medicaid and Insure Oklahoma.
Volunteer medical providers SB-1311 Professions and occupations; modifying requirements for special volunteer license for volunteers from a medically related field.
Tax relief for poor persons SB-1314 Ford Modifying amount of payment for specified claimants under Oklahoma Sales Tax Relief Act.
Medical equipment SB-1315 Paddack Requiring DHS to replace or reimburse employees at NORC and SORC for eyeglasses, hearing aids, prostheses and other devices damaged or destroyed by residents of these facilities.
Health insurance; autism SB-1316 Gumm Requiring the Oklahoma High Risk Health Insurance Pool to provide services for autism.
Business Enterprise Program vendors SB-1321 Gumm Modifying penalty for vendors (retailers) who fail to honor sales tax exemptions for veteran families.
Injury prevention SB-1324 Russell Adding a fee of three dollars to motorcycle registration, to be used for motorcycle safety and education.
Do-not-resuscitate form SB-1325 Anderson Modifying the do-not-resuscitate consent form.
Injury prevention SB-1329 Bass Creating the Motorcycle Mobility and Safety Act.
Special education SB-1336 Sparks Requiring school district professional development programs to offer training to related services providers in the field of special education, to enable them to maintain licensure in their fields.
Education; testing SB-1339 Paddack Specifying certain tests to be approved by State Board of Education as alternatives for end-of-instruction tests. (Noted for possible impact on students with disabilities.)
Higher education; student aid SB-1341 Ford Providing tax credit for OHLAP recipients.
Injury prevention SB-1345 Paddack Increasing penalty for not wearing seat belt.
Insurance SB-1346 Gumm Allowing out-of-state insurers to issue certain policies in Oklahoma.
Health promotion; Medicaid SB-1349 Crain Directs OHCA to implement an obesity treatment program for Medicaid recipients.
Injury prevention SB-1355 Paddack Limiting use of telecommunications devices while driving.
Health system SB-1357 Anderson Directs Health Department to prepare a universal health facility transfer form.
Health care quality SB-1358 Adelson Directing certain insurers to adopt a physician performance reporting program.
Sales tax exemption for medical devices SB-1370 Myers Requiring specific documentation to be provided by a health care provider who is claiming reimbursement for sales tax paid on medical equipment that is exempt from sales tax under Oklahoma law.
Health insurance SB-1371 Leftwich Prohibiting health insurance plans from denying, canceling or limiting coverage of a person because the person is a victim of domestic violence.
Higher education SB-1372 Leftwich Prohibiting tuition and fee increase until June 30, 2011.
Lung disease; health SB-1373 Crain Creating the Oklahoma Plan for COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Act.
Education; remedial courses SB-1374 Crain Requiring schools to pay the cost of remedial courses required by some higher education institutions in certain circumstances.
Educational testing SB-1375 Paddack Requiring administration of the ACT Explore and Plan College Readiness Assessments to students and use of results from the assessment. (Noted for possible impact on testing for students with disabilities.)
School testing SB-1382 Anderson Repealing state mandated tests under Oklahoma school testing program act and Achieving Classroom Excellence Act. (Noted for possible impact on testing of students with disabilities.)
State agencies; independent contractors SB-1384 Rice Directing several agencies to jointly investigate the inappropriate classification of agency workers as independent contractors rather than as employees.
Injury prevention SB-1386 Garrison Limiting use of wireless telecommunications devices while driving.
Prosthetics; health insurance SB-1390 Mazzei Requiring health insurance plans to cover prosthetic devices at least to the level provided under Medicare.
School testing SB-1391 Stanislawski Modifying Oklahoma School Testing Program Act including End-of-Instruction Testing. (Noted for possible impact on school testing for students with disabilities.)
Health care SB-1395 Adelson Creating the Empowering Patient Decisions Act.
Stroke SB-1399 Marlatt Creating the Oklahoma Central Stroke Registry.
Appropriations; transportation SB-1465 SB-1466
Appropriation; Office of Disability Concerns SB-1471 SB-1472
Appropriation; Health Department SB-1473 SB-1474
Appropriation; Oklahoma Health Care Authority SB-1475 SB-1476
Appropriation; DHS SB-1479 SB-1480
Appropriation; J.D. McCarty Center SB-1483 SB-1484
Appropriation; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services SB-1487 SB-1488
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services SB-1489 SB-1490
General appropriations SB-1563 SB-1562
Appropriation; Oklahoma Health Care Authority SB-1570
Appropriation; DHS SB-1572
Appropriation; Transportation SB-1575
State employees SB-1591 Leftwich Modifying normal retirement date. For persons employed with the state after 1992, changes the rule of 90 to make the person eligible for retirement when age and years of service equal 85. The bill also addresses what is countable as compensation for purposes of determining a person’s retirement pay when the employee’s salary has been reduced either by furlough, choice, etc.
Health; Business Enterprise Program vendors SB-1596 Bass Creating the Healthy Choices Act. Requiring food service facilities to make nutritional and calorie information for their standard food items available to the public. Some food service facilities are exempted from this requirement. BEP facilities are not specifically exempted but may fall under some of the exempt categories listed in the bill.
State agencies; board and commission members SB-1597 Stanislawski Providing term limits for state agency board and commission members. The term limits would take effect starting November 1, 2010.
Health care workforce; tax credit SB-1604 Anderson Providing an income tax credit for physicians who agree to serve on an on-call basis to provide emergency medical services in rural Oklahoma.
Health insurance SB-1616 Crain This bill is intended to provide increased access to health insurance for uninsured Oklahomans. The measure creates an assessment on health insurance carriers, the funds to be placed in a revolving fund for use by the state Insurance Department in providing access to affordable insurance for uninsured individuals or employees.
Medical records SB-1624 Paddack Limiting charges for copies of medical records to $50 for persons requesting medical records for use in SSDI/SSI applications or appeals. Allowing DRS Disability Determination Division to further reduce the charge payable for its requests of medical records from medical providers.
State employee retirement SB-1637 Aldridge Authorizing annual benefit increase for members of state retirement system and authorizing suspension of increases under certain circumstances.
Livable communities SB-1640 Halligan Certified Retirement Communities Program Act. Directing the Department of Commerce to develop a certification to recognize communities that have created conditions favorable to retirees and that would attract older residents and tourists by offering favorable tax provisions, health and safety improvements, public transportation, community services and activities, etc.
Health insurance SB-1657 Gumm Requiring health insurance policies to provide the same benefits to persons diagnosed with an autistic disorder as are provided to other insured persons.
Appropriation; Health Department SB-1663 Crain
State publications; formats SB-1697 Anderson Providing procedure for state publications published in electronic formats.
Volunteer medical providers; charitable health services SB-1699 Rice Exempting volunteer medical services providers from the requirement to prove lawful presence in the U.S. when applying for the volunteer medical provider license.
Alzheimer’s; direct care providers SB-1701 Ivester Requiring that direct care providers in nursing homes, assisted living, adult day care, home health agencies and related care programs must receive 4 hours annually of training in Alzheimer’s disease.
State agencies; information services SB-1702 Coffee Modifying duties of Chief Information Officer; repealer. Deleting the requirement that the Chief Information Officer shall develop and implement a plan to utilize open source technology and products for the information technology and telecommunication systems of all state agencies.
Health insurance SB-1722 Wilson Making if more difficult for health and accident insurers to drop coverage of a person due to claims history.
Employment SB-1723 Gumm Providing Oklahoma Entrepreneurship Network to promote the development of business ownership in Oklahoma. The effort would be connected with the State Department of Commerce and would provide training, coordination, research and funding assistance for entrepreneurial opportunities.
Open records SB-1753 Leftwich Providing confidentiality of certain information. Adding date of birth to the information on employees or former employees which must be kept confidential by state agencies.
State agencies SB-1757 Sykes Prohibiting agencies from employing or retaining lobbyists.
State government SB-1759 Sykes Requiring state website disclosing financial information to include information on stimulus funds.
State government SB-1760 Sykes Requiring state government transparency website to include list of agency lobbyists on lobbyist principal request bills.
Business Enterprise Program SB-1768 Schulz Adding to entities exempt from the annual fee on vending machines. Machines owned by and located in schools, churches and government entities are already exempt from the fee. Added would be machines in those locations that are owned by other entities when there is a revenue sharing agreement in place that provides some of the machine income to the school, church or agency.
2-1-1 human services information SB-1776 Anderson Renaming the Oklahoma 2-1-1 Collaborative the 2-1-1 Coordinating Council; providing duties.
Drug courts SB-1795 Lerblance Requiring establishing of drug court programs.
End of instruction tests; education SB-1799 Paddack Establishing timeline for test retakes for EOI tests. (Noted for possible impact on testing of students with disabilities.)
Appropriation; DHS SB-1808 Corn Making an appropriation to help fund congregate and home-delivered meals for the elderly.
Newborn eye care SB-1817 Crain Modifying provisions relating to newborn eye care.
Livable communities SB-1818 Crain Certified Retirement Communities Program Act. Directing the Department of Commerce to develop a certification to recognize communities that have created conditions favorable to retirees and that would attract older residents and tourists by offering favorable tax provisions, health and safety improvements, public transportation, community services and activities, etc.
Direct care workers SB-1819 Crain Creating and specifying duties of Direct Care Advisory Council.
Health information SB-1836 Crain Modifying duties of Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board.
Injury prevention SB-1843 Easley Limiting use of wireless communications devices while driving.
Administrative rules SB-1849 Sykes Deleting authority for emergency rules; requiring certain legislative approval of rules.
Poverty SB-1854 Johnson Creating Task Force on Solutions for Poverty.
State employees; health insurance SB-1870 Crain Creating State Employee Health Insurance Act of 2010.
Physical education; schools SB-1876 Coates Specifying curricula for physical education classes in schools.
Mental health SB-1878 Coates Modifying provisions on confidentiality of mental health records.
State agencies; purchasing; bidding SB-1887 Anderson Providing alternate bidding procedure for bids on construction projects.
Vending facilities; BEP SB-1896 Bingman Oklahoma Deposit Beverage Container Recycling Act.
Injury prevention SB-1906 Johnson Prohibiting use of portable electronic devices while driving.
Injury prevention SB-1908 Sykes Prohibiting distracted driving.
Voting SB-1910 Ford Amending law related to elections, voting and absentee ballots.
Diabetes SB-1915 Adelson Requiring health benefit plans to use a certain design for treatment of diabetes.
Home care SB-1916 Ford Directing the Health Department to establish a registry for home care agency workers.
Cancer SB-1919 Nichols Tax credit for donation to cancer research institute.
State government; administrative rules SB-1920 Sparks; Martin Requiring legislative approval of administrative rules.
Equal Opportunity Educational Scholarship Act. SB-1922 Newberry Tax credit for donation to this fund.
State government; employees SB-1937 Coates Creating Oklahoma Employee Classification Act. The bill is intended to address the problem of state agencies misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
Health insurance SB-1951 Gumm Requiring change in amount of copays.
State employees SB-1980 Marlatt Changing criteria for state employee payroll deductions for association membership. Under the bill payroll deduction of dues would be possible when 20% or more of an agency’s employees are members of the employee association. Current law is based on total members of the association, which must be at least 2,000.
Physical therapy SB-1982 Jolley Modifying requirements on Physical Therapy Committee.
Elderly and incapacitated SB-2023 Anderson Related to Elderly and Incapacitated Victims Protection Program; deleting language pursuant to subsequent offenses.
Teacher pay SB-2032 Coffee Related to incentive pay plans for teachers.
Teacher pay SB-2033 Related to incentive pay plans for teachers.
Health insurance SB-2046 Brown Authorizes certain insurance companies to do business in Oklahoma and relieves them from having to comply with state laws mandating coverage of certain medical services.
State government SB-2047 Brown Creating State Employee Health Insurance Act of 2010.
State employee insurance SB-2052 Coffee Requiring OSEEGIB to contract with a pay-for-performance program provider to test the concept of giving medical providers and patients financial incentives to use evidence-based guidelines and information therapy to get better health results.
Aging; DHS SB-2065 Corn Making an appropriation to help fund congregate and home delivered meals for the elderly.
Transportation SB-2066 Sparks Encouraging public-private partnerships for development of funding for transportation infrastructure and facilities.
Schools SB-2080 Easley Requiring schools to do criminal background checks on prospective employees.
Schools; teacher pay SB-2084 Corn Various provisions relating to schools and teachers including teacher and support staff salary adjustments.
State agencies SB-2106 Corn Prohibiting conversion to multi-monthly payroll system without legislative approval.
Vision research SB-2120 Sparks Providing for donation of income tax refund to certain vision research and patient care facility.
State employees SB-2127 Aldridge Recreating the State Employee Health Insurance Review Working Group.
Health care SB-2135 Johnson Prohibiting the practice of requiring referrals for mammography screening services.
Health care SB-2136 Johnson Creating the Community Health Worker Program Development Committee.
Children’s health SB-2141 Jolley Creating the Certified Healthy Schools Act.
Voting SB-2142 Russell Modifying materials for electronic absentee voting.
Health insurance SB-2157 Wilson Requiring health insurers to renew policies except when the insured has failed to pay premiums or when he has provided fraudulent information.
State employee health insurance SB-2188 Ivester Requiring legislative approval to change health insurance copays and restoring certain copay amounts for 2009.
Schools SB-2199 Coffee Requires schools to do felony record searches on prospective employees.
Health insurance; pre-existing conditions SB-2209 Laster Reducing the amount of time from issuance of a policy that an insurer can deny a claim or drop coverage based on a person’s pre-existing condition.
School testing SB-2213 Jolley Modifying school testing methods. (Noted for possible impact on testing of students with disabilities.)
Education; school testing SB-2309 Paddack Relates to ways in which a student may demonstrate mastery of subject matter as required for high school graduation. (Noted for possible impact on students with disabilities.)
Mental health SB-2331 Johnson, Constance Creating Rights of People and Elderly with Disabilities Act. A shell bill as introduced.
Diabetes SCR-34 Constance Johnson Designating November 14th as Diabetes Awareness Day.
Health coverage SJR-56 Russell Constitutional amendment; prohibiting forced participation in a health care system; permitting direct payment for health services; permitting private health insurance.
Health care SJR-58 Coffee Health care; petitioning the federal government to opt-out of health care mandates, receive waivers to the state Medicaid program; and return certain taxes to the state. This resolution states that Oklahoma wants to opt out of any health insurance coverage requirement or mandate, and that Oklahoma wants a Medicaid waiver that allows it to design its own health care system without federal interference. It also states that Oklahoma wants any tax money it has paid into the federal government for health care to be sent back to the state.
Health insurance SJR-59 Newberry Constitutional amendment; prohibiting forced participation in a health care system; permitting direct payment for health services; permitting private health insurance.
Health care SJR-64 Coffee; Benge Directing the Attorney General to file a suit to prevent federal health care legislation from taking effect.
House Bills
Group homes HB-2282 Wright Recreating the Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Advisory Board until 2014.
Long-term care HB-2285 Wright Recreating the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board.
Absentee voting HB-2291 Tibbs Requiring certain information for absentee voting applications made by mail.
Hearing aids HB-2298 McDaniel Exempting sales of hearing aids from state sales tax.
State government HB-2310 Murphey State government; Oklahoma Innovation, Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2010.
State government HB-2318 Murphey State government; Oklahoma State Government Modernization and Technology Act of 2010.
State laws HB-2319 Murphey Task Force Accountability Act of 2010.
State employees HB-2324 Murphey Creating Omnibus Modernization and State Employee Health Insurance Act.
State government; purchasing HB-2332 Murphey Modifying purchasing provisions.
State government HB-2334 Murphey Creating the State Agency Consolidation Act.
Prescription drugs HB-2335 Cox Relating to the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act; allowing variance in form of prescription without authorization of practitioner under certain circumstance.
Health care professionals HB-2336 Cox Creating the Oklahoma Healthcare Professionals Act.
Health care HB-2337 Cox Creating the Oklahoma Healthcare Act.
Veterans’ health care HB-2338 Bailey Providing authority to Oklahoma Health Care Authority to seek certain waivers for certain veterans’ benefits.
State government; health insurance HB-2339 McAffrey Expanding dependent health insurance coverage to same sex domestic partners of state employees.
Health insurance HB-2340 McAffrey Requiring health insurance coverage of bariatric surgery.
Textbooks HB-2346 Richardson Schools; exempting school district from certain textbook adoption requirements; allowing school districts to expend the textbook allocation for other purposes; emergency. (Noted for possible impact on accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities.)
State employees HB-2347 Roan Changes criteria for payroll deduction for employee association dues from total association membership of 2,000 to 20% of an agency’s employees being association members.
Appropriation; Oklahoma Health Care Authority HB-2353
Appropriation; Transportation HB-2360
General appropriations HB-2365
General appropriations. HB-2366
Appropriation; Transportation HB-2433
Appropriation; Transportation HB-2434
Appropriation; Oklahoma Health Care Authority HB-2437
Appropriation; Oklahoma Health Care Authority HB-2438
Appropriation; Health Department HB-2439
Appropriation; Health Department HB-2440
Appropriation; J.D. McCarty Center HB-2441
Appropriation; J.D. McCarty Center HB-2442
Appropriation; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services HB-2443
Appropriation; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services HB-2444
Appropriation; Office of Disability Concerns HB-2451
Appropriation; Office of Disability Concerns HB-2452
Appropriation; DHS HB-2455
Appropriation; DHS HB-2456
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services HB-2461 HB-2462
Medicaid HB-2544 Wright Requiring copayments under Sooner Care.
Textbooks HB-2546 Wright Exempting schools districts from certain textbook adoption provisions. Allowing schools to spend their textbook allowance for other educational purposes. (Noted for possible impact on accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities.)
DHS HB-2549 Brannon Making an appropriation to increase the daily rate per child for foster and adoption facilities.
Disabled parking HB-2567 Wesselhoft Requiring municipalities to adopt disability parking ordinances. Adding stickers issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs and disability placards issued by other states to those items recognized for disability parking privileges. Providing a $500 fine for falsifying information on an application for a disability parking document, illegally parking in designated disability spaces, or allowing a non-eligible person to use the permit issued to an eligible person. Authorizing municipalities to enforce disability parking ordinances on both public and private property.
Health insurance HB-2581 McAffrey Prohibiting denial of insurance coverage based on pre-existing conditions.
School testing HB-2584 Thomsen Changing academic testing requirements related to End-of-Instruction tests for high school students. (Noted for possible impact on school testing accessibility for students with disabilities.)
Eye disease treatment HB-2587 Holland Public health and safety; treatment for inflammation of eyes; modifying certain requirement related to treatment at birth.
Self-directed care HB-2596 Morrissette Specifying content of the cash and counseling program to be developed by the Health Care Authority as a means of giving a recipient more control over the long-term care services he or she needs and the choice of service providers.. The bill specifies that other benefits a person receives shall not be reduced as a result of the person participating in a cash and counseling program.
Nursing homes HB-2597 Morrissette Providing that the Oklahoma Health Care Authority make improvements to the incentive reimbursement rate plan for nursing facilities.
Injury prevention HB-2611 Liebmann Prohibiting use of certain electronic devices while driving.
State employees HB-2616 Proctor Creating the Oklahoma Employee Classification Act.
State employees HB-2618 Proctor Providing for voluntary furloughs.
Health insurance HB-2619 Proctor Prohibiting classifying domestic violence as a pre-existing condition.
Mental health HB-2638 McCullough Creating the Prevention Services Consolidation Act.
Workers compensation McCullough HB-2639 Redesigning the workers compensation system. This is a major bill with a 13-page title. The bill creates a Workers Compensation Commission of three members appointed by the Governor. One member must be an attorney and one must be a doctor. Administrative law judges would be hired by the Commission to handle workers compensation claims filed after the effective date of the new law. A temporary court would be appointed to handle existing claims. The Commission would hire a Vocational Rehabilitation Director to oversee vocational rehabilitation of claimants. The VR Director may order vocational evaluations and training, with the employer paying the cost of services.
State employees HB-2645 Nelson Changes criteria for payroll deduction for employee association dues from total association membership of 2,000 to 20% of an agency’s employees being association members.
Health insurance HB-2666 Sullivan Creating the Oklahoma Healthcare Indemnity Task Force.
Official English HB-2674 Faught Creating the Oklahoma Official English Language Implementation Act. Prohibiting state agencies from using languages other than English in official actions, stating exceptions and requiring agencies to report the cost of using a language other than English in any materials or official actions.
State agency contracts HB-2675 Faught Placing a dollar limit on state contracts an agency may award without certain approval when the state is experiencing a revenue shortfall.
State agencies; administrative rules HB-2676 Faught Requiring legislative approval of certain state agency administrative rules.
Orthotics HB-2678 Faught Modifying licensing procedures under the Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice Act.
Prescription drugs HB-2684 Johnson Creating the Oklahoman Competition in Prescription Drugs Act of 2010.
Health insurance HB-2688 Lamons Expanding mammography coverage under insurance plans.
State government HB-2698 McDaniel Creating the Oklahoma Government Website Information Act.
Vulnerable adults HB-2702 McDaniel Establishing crime of mistreatment of a vulnerable adult.
Veterans HB-2705 Collins Requiring Veterans Centers to comply with the Nursing Home Care Act; modifying Veterans Center discharge practices.
Transportation HB-2707 Collins Establishing the Oklahoma Railways Commission.
Multiple sclerosis HB-2710 Collins Providing an income tax refund check-off for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
State employees HB-2714 Collins Providing a state employee pay raise of $300 per employee starting July 1, 2010. Establishing a system of periodic raises for employees based on experience.
Health insurance HB-2719 McPeak Creating the Oklahoma School Health Insurance Relief Act of 2010.
Nursing homes HB-2743 Rouselot Establishing right of nursing home residents to select hospice providers,
Sheltered workshops HB-2744 Ownbey Providing for licensing of sheltered workshops; requiring background checks at sheltered workshops. The bill amends the Adult Day Care Act by including sheltered workshops under the Act and adding the purpose of providing a safe environment for disabled adults working in sheltered workshops. Sheltered workshops would be subject to the licensure requirements that apply to adult day care facilities, which are licensed by the State Department of Health.
Health HB-2774 Steele Enacting the Healthy Citizens of Oklahoma Initiative.
Medicaid HB-2777 Steele Requiring establishment of a procedure for verifying the income of a person applying for Medicaid, using information from the Tax Commission, employment records, child support records and other sources.
Nursing homes HB-2778 Steele Providing that the Oklahoma Health Care Authority make refinements to the incentive reimbursement rate plan for nursing facilities.
State employee retirement HB-2784 Billy Cost of living adjustment for state retirees.
Aging; DHS HB-2788 Kouplen Making an appropriation to help fund the congregate and home delivered meal program for the elderly.
Health insurance; Insure Oklahoma HB-2789 Kouplen Requiring persons enrolled in Insure Oklahoma to pay a copayment of $10 in addition to any other copayment required under Insure Oklahoma, for any medical service provided by any provider other than providers associated with OU or OSU. These added copayments would be used to help support OU and OSU medical programs.
Vending facility operators; BEP HB-2797 Kiesel Creating the Oklahoma Beverage Container Recycling Act.
Injury prevention HB-2799 Kiesel Establishing a presumption of negligence for a driver in an accident where the driver was using a cell phone.
Deaf and hard of hearing HB-2822 Auffet Relating to the telephone access line surcharge for hearing-impaired services. Providing that telephone customers need not pay the surcharge if they are otherwise exempt from taxation.
State agencies; retirement HB-2825 Peters Adjusting the employer contribution rate under the State Employee Retirement System.
2-1-1 human services information HB-2830 Peters Providing for the 2-1-1 Oklahoma Coordinating Council.
Community based services; DHS HB-2838 Sears Stating that DHS shall select the training programs it uses for direct support staff, providing that it shall use training that is cost-effective and provides the needed results. Directing DHS to keep a record of the efficacy of the training methods it uses.
Transportation HB-2842 Joyner Removing the Rail Programs Division from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and forming the Oklahoma Railway Commission to promote rail transportation in the state.
Mental health and substance abuse treatment HB-2843 Joyner Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Facility Certificate of Need Act; modifying entities exempt from act.
Transportation HB-2846 Joyner Amends existing law related to regional transportation authorities. Under current law as amended by HB-2846, any group of cities, counties, or agencies of such subdivisions could band together to form a regional transportation authority with the ability to develop, construct, maintain and operate transportation systems. The subdivisions which are part of such a transportation authority could hold elections to vote on adding a sales tax in the area to fund transportation.
Prescription drugs HB-2853 Inman Stating that if provided by the practitioner or practitioner’s representative, information on the symptom or purpose for which a drug is to be used shall be printed on the prescription label, unless otherwise requested by the patient.
Health care HB-2855 Inman Creating the Oklahoma Quality Healthcare Act.
Tax exemption for food HB-2857 Inman Sales tax exemption for certain food and beverages.
Adult day care HB-2860 Inman Creating the Adult Day Care Act.
Aging; DHS HB-2867 Buck Making an appropriation to DHS to help fund congregate and home-delivered meals for the elderly.
Workers compensation HB-2880 Dank Changing CompSource into a mutual insurance company.
Workers compensation HB-2881 Dank Making workers compensation optional.
Workers compensation HB-2886 Moore Allowing State Employee Benefits Council to take bids for workers compensation coverage for state employees.
State employee health insurance HB-2889 Moore Requiring the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board to provide information on large employee insurance claims (over $10,000) 100 days prior to renewal of health insurance plans.
Higher education HB-2892 Moore Establishing limits on resident tuition increases.
Developmental disabilities HB-2902 Brown Providing for health insurance coverage of developmentally disabled dependents to age twenty five.
Vulnerable adults; intervention and assistance HB-2906 Morgan Creating the Vulnerable Adult Intervention Team Pilot Program, to be established by DHS if funds are available. The purpose of the program would be to provide interdisciplinary community assistance, intervention and referral services for persons with mental or physical illnesses or disabilities, dementia or other related disease or condition. The interdisciplinary team would have nine members including the directors of DRS, Mental Health, DHS, and Health.
State government; contracts HB-2910 Morgan Requiring state agencies to give contract preference to goods and services produced in Oklahoma, and to give preference to contracts with entities in other states over foreign suppliers.
Public transit HB-2957 Wright Making it illegal for a public transit driver to use a cell phone or other electronic communication device while driving a transit vehicle.
Transportation HB-2967 Shannon Creating the Transportation Modernization Act. (Shell bill as introduced.)
Transportation HB-2975 Shannon Creating the Oklahoma Transportation Act. (Shell bill as introduced.)
Transportation HB-2976 Shannon Transportation Development Act. (Shell bill as introduced.)
State government HB-2984 Nelson Creating the Agency Scope and Accountability Act.
Companions HB-2986 Schwartz Establishing a registry for persons providing companion and sitter services.
Medicaid HB-2990 Enns Requiring the Health Care Authority to use the Medicare rate for reimbursement for prosthetic devices under Medicaid, if funds are available.
Mental health HB-2999 Steele Creating the Oklahoma Mental Health Practitioner Relief Act.
State government HB-3004 Peterson Executive Branch Agency Budget Reduction Implementation Act of 2010; budget reduction; procedures.
School testing HB-3008 Coody Revising school testing program. (Notes for possible impact on students with disabilities.)
Health care HB-3023 Benge Creating the Oklahoma Quality Healthcare Act. (Shell as introduced.)
State government HB-3035 Benge Oklahoma Executive Branch Agency Consolidation Act. (Shell as introduced.)
Textbooks HB-3043 Peterson Exempting school districts from certain textbook adoption requirements and allowing schools to spend textbook allowance funds on other educational needs. (Noted for possible impact on accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities.)
State Use Act HB-3045 Renegar Stating that the Department of Central Services shall not impose any fee for the management of a contract for the sale of state use items. Any fee in existence prior to the effective date of this act which is inconsistent with the requirements of this section shall be void and shall not be imposed with respect to any contract. Effective July 1, 2010. Emergency.
School testing HB-3046 Renegar Relating to the Oklahoma school testing program; a shell bill as introduced.
State agencies; committees and task forces HB-3063 Morrissette Providing that no more than 10% of the members of a legislatively appointed task force, committee or board shall have a financial interest in the entity’s purpose or result.
Nursing homes HB-3064 Morrissette Requiring nursing homes to carry liability insurance.
Nursing homes HB-3065 Morrissette Providing for video monitoring in nursing homes.
State employees; insurance HB-3066 Morrissette Creating Oklahoma State Employees and Educators Group Insurance Act of 2010.
State agencies; open records HB-3089 Reynolds Oklahoma Open Records Act; modifying scope, duty and procedure for release of public records.
Prescription drugs HB-3094 Peterson Amending law requiring prescription labels include the symptom or purpose for the drug. Allowing a practitioner or practitioner’s representative to convey that information to the pharmacist.
School testing HB-3095 Canaday Allowing students to demonstrate mastery of a subject by completing courses. (Noted for possible impact on students with disabilities.)
Therapeutic shoes HB-3101 Canaday Creating the Oklahoma Licensed therapeutic Shoe Fitters Act.
Prescription drugs HB-3116 Hilliard Providing for pharmacy benefits management.
OSB and OSD HB-3117 Hilliard Providing for residency for school purposes of a child enrolled in the Oklahoma School for the Blind or Oklahoma School for the Deaf. In a section of law pertaining to residency of students with disabilities who are wards of the state or enrolled in certain institutions, clarifying that students at OSB and OSD are, for school purposes, considered residents of their home school districts.
Health care; emergency medical treatment HB-3125 Dorman Directing the Health Care Authority to pilot an “Invisible Bracelet” program in which vital health information of individuals may be stored on the Internet, in a manner that is compliant with federal law related to health information privacy, for access by emergency medical service providers when treating an individual in an emergency situation where more complete health information is needed.
Prescription drugs HB-3141 Jones Establishing a website for information on prescription drug pricing.
Special education HB-3170 Hickman Relating to federal funds for special education. Limiting funds for out-of-state placements for special education.
State government HB-3173 Hickman Agency Consolidation Act.
Injury prevention HB-3250 Tibbs and Morgan Making it illegal to use a cell phone or electronic communication device while driving unless the device is hands-free. Providing for some exceptions such as law enforcement personnel, persons reporting emergencies, and persons with commercial chauffeur licenses while performing the duties of their jobs. Violation of the law would be punishable by a fine and court costs not to exceed $1,000.
State agencies; administrative rules HB-3311 Martin Requiring legislative approval for state agency administrative rules to go into effect.
Nursing homes HB-3322 Pittman Amending the Nursing Home Care Act. Establishing certain reporting requirements.
Students with disabilities HB-3327 Pittman Creating the Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. Amending state law on special education. Allowing schools to meet their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by providing a scholarship, at a parent’s request, to enable a special education student to attend a private school of the parent’s choice. The maximum scholarship granted for an eligible student with disabilities shall be equivalent to the school district’s average local and county revenue which is chargeable in the State Aid formula, state-dedicated revenue, and state-appropriated funds per average daily membership generated by that student for the applicable school year. If the private school tuition is less, then that will be the amount of the scholarship. A school district shall not be responsible for any additional costs associated with special education and related services for the student including the cost of teachers, equipment, material, and other special needs. No liability shall arise on the part of the state based on the award or use of any scholarship provided by the Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program.
Education; visually impaired HB-3331 Pittman Schools; providing for certain evaluation requirements, teacher training, and testing accommodations for visually impaired and blind students; noncodification; effective date; emergency.
Aging HB-3373 Jett Creating the Oklahoma Commission on Aging.
Aging HB-2274 Jett Creating the State Department of Aging Services. Creating a three member Commission for Aging Services to be the governing body for the Department.
Transportation; rail HB-3376 Jett Creating the Railroad Acquisition and Maintenance Act.
State employees HB-3385 Terrill Creating the Oklahoma Public Employees Deferred Compensation Act. A shell bill as introduced.
Official English HB-3386 Terrill Creating the Oklahoma Official English Implementation Act. This bill would create state law to further the ideals of a state constitution provision declaring English the official language of Oklahoma, if that provision is approved by the people in an upcoming election. The bill provides that state agencies shall not implement or enforce any federal law requiring or allowing them to use languages other than English in provision of services or agency activities, unless expressly required to do so by the federal Constitution.
Developmental disabilities HB-3393 Nelson; Anderson Modifying the Self-Directed Care Pilot Program; creating the Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. Making the Self-Directed Care Program for recipients of home and community based waiver services a permanent rather than pilot program. Extends personal choice of services and providers under the program to services that may be provided in association with the Scholarships for Students with Disabilities program if it becomes law. The Scholarships for Students with Disabilities program created by this bill would allow schools to meet their obligations under IDEA by providing special educations students with scholarships, as requested by parents, to attend private schools. Under this law a school district would not be responsible for any addition special education or related services costs not calculated into the scholarship amount, and the state would be exempted from any liability related to award or use of such a scholarship.
State agencies HB-3423 Miller Streamlining of state agency financial services. Shell bill as introduced.
Health insurance HJR-1054 Ritze A proposed constitutional change making purchase of health insurance optional. The constitutional amendment would state that no person or employer could be required to purchase health insurance or be penalized if they failed to secure health coverage. The amendment would require a vote of the people for approval.
Cities; revenue for city projects HJR-1066 Buck A proposed constitutional amendment allowing general obligation bond issues for cities and political subdivisions to be approved by a simple majority rather than the current three-fifths of voters in an election.
Autism HJR-1068 Brown Requiring health insurance coverage of autism. This is a proposed constitutional amendment and requires a vote of the people.
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