Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4669

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A. On January 1, 1999, there shall be created in Claremore,

Oklahoma, and its other regionally accredited sites, as a successor

to the Claremore campus of Rogers University, an institution of

higher education to be known as Rogers State University. Rogers

State University shall programmatically and budgetarily function as

a regional institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education, yet with a community college component. It shall be

authorized to offer no less than the average number of programs and

courses of study at other regional institutions of similar size and

enrollment.

B. Rogers State University shall operate as an institution

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and shall be

governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma. The

president of Rogers State University shall report directly to the

Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that Rogers State

University be funded initially at a level consistent with the

average allocation and allotment of the institutions in the regional

funding tier as established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.

D. The Legislature recognizes the decision of the State

Regents, pursuant to the powers vested in the State Regents by

Section 2 of Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma Constitution, to change

the function of Rogers State University, formerly known as the

Claremore campus of Rogers University, to include a four-year

baccalaureate and graduate degree granting function, as quickly as

that can be done, giving due consideration to the protection of the

institution's regional accreditation status. The State Regents will

provide an annual report on the transition in Rogers State

University function to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,

beginning on January 1, 2000, and continuing until Rogers State

University is regionally accredited as a four-year baccalaureate and

graduate degree granting institution.

E. Rogers State University shall maintain a community college

component within the university and shall maintain admission

standards, academic policies and practices for the community college

component consistent with those approved for associate degree

granting institutions by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.

F. Rogers State University is hereby authorized to contract

with other regionally accredited institutions of higher education,

specifically including Northeastern State University, for the

delivery of courses and programs at any location where Rogers State

University is authorized to deliver courses or programs. This

authorization shall still remain in force after Rogers State

University gains regional accreditation for upper division programs.

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