Higher education; establishing the Program of American Civic Thought and Leadership at the University of Oklahoma; making an appropriation. Effective date. Emergency.

Added a requirement for an advisory board consisting of six members appointed by the Board of Regents by December 31, 2025, to advise the program director on policy and programming.

Changed the document header from 'FLOOR SUBSTITUTE' to 'ENGROSSED SENATE BILL' and updated the authorship credit to reflect both Senate and House sponsors (Daniels and Pugh of the Senate; Lepak of the House).

Replaced page footers containing 'Req. No. 1833' with 'SB244 HFLR' and added a note indicating that bold face text denotes committee amendments.

The bill header was updated to reflect a 'Floor Substitute' status instead of 'Engrossed', and the legislative session details were updated to the 60th Legislature (2025).

The page numbering and document identifiers were changed to match the new 'Floor Substitute' format.

The footer text was updated to include a specific request number (Req. No. 1833) and a timestamp, replacing the previous 'Engrossed' identifier.

Changed the entity name from 'School of American Civic Thought and Leadership' to 'Program of American Civic Thought and Leadership' throughout the text.

Reduced the advisory board size from nine members to six members and removed the requirement for appointments by the Governor and Senate leadership, making all appointments the responsibility of the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents.

Changed the reporting structure so the program director reports to the academic college and its director instead of directly to the University of Oklahoma President.

Added a specific provision ensuring that faculty awarded tenure within the program can be relocated to another academic unit if the program dissolves.

Updated the timeline for initial course offerings to begin in the fall semester of 2027.