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OK HB3051

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Stewart

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the family income eligibility threshold for the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program from $70,000 to $125,000 per year

  • Removes requirements that applicants must attend schools where 75% or more qualify for free/reduced lunch and must reside in census blocks with 30% or more poverty rates

  • Establishes age 21 as the maximum age for initial program application eligibility

  • Eliminates the separate scholarship program that awarded two students per Tulsa high school annually for preserving awareness of the 1921 civil unrest

  • Replaces Oklahoma Historical Society verification of lineage documentation with applicant self-attestation under oath, with the State Regents creating a standard attestation form

Legislative Description

Higher education; Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program; qualifications; participation; awards; effective date; emergency.

Last Action

Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

2/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee2/3/2026
Appropriations and Budget2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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