Higher education; Tinnitus Research Grant Program Revolving Fund; Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; grant program; effective date.

HB 1430 creates a revolving fund in the Oklahoma State Treasury called the "Tinnitus Research Grant Program Revolving Fund" to support research on tinnitus. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education will administer the fund, using state appropriations and private donations to award annual competitive grants to Oklahoma public and private universities. These grants will specifically fund research aimed at finding treatments or cures for tinnitus. The program becomes effective November 1, 2025.