February 16, 2017 Week No. 2 of 56th Legislature Senate Bills introduced in 2017: 831 SJRS introduced in 2017: 46 TEACHER PAY RAISES Oklahoma Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education passed 6 teacher pay raise bills o The slate of bills offer a variety of options in implementing a pay raise We respect teachers…
Oklahoma’s Constitution establishes the first day of the Legislative session as the first Monday in February and mandates all work, including writing and passing a balanced budget, must be concluded no later than 5 p.m. on the last Friday in May. Between the House and the Senate, more than 2000 pieces of legislation were filed…
State Sen. Rob Standridge said he is hopeful the governor will soon sign a measure aimed at helping the state better weather economic downturns in the future. Standridge is co-author of Senate Bill 1030, which won final passage in the Senate on a 45-0 vote and was sent to Gov. Mary Fallin’s desk for consideration.…
May 6, 2016 From the desk of Sen. Rob Standridge Under Oklahoma’s constitution, the Legislature must complete its work by no later than 5 p.m. on the last Friday in May. That means we have three weeks left to complete all action on measures dealing with state laws, proposed state questions and pass a…
March 21-23 EDUCATION AND CORRECTIONS SUPPLEMENTAL The governor this week signed into law the legislation providing supplemental funding for common education and corrections The Senate quickly acted on the supplemental request after an agreement was reached with the House and governor’s office $51 million for EDU and $27.5 million for CORRECTIONS Supplemental funds helps the…
March 16, 2016 EDUCATION AND CORRECTIONS SUPPLEMENTAL The Senate this week unanimously approved supplemental funding for common education and corrections We are leading the way and were the first to act on these important issues $51 million for EDU $27.5 million for CORRECTIONS This amount from the Rainy Day Funds helps the agencies weather the…
March 10, 2016 DEADLINE WEEK: The Senate continues to lead the discussion of real reforms at the Capitol. The full Senate approved: 273 bills The House approved 296 bills EDUCATION AND CORRECTIONS SUPPLEMENTAL We’re not taking this issue lightly. We understand next year’s budget situation could be worse But the Rainy Day Fund is…
Oklahoma State Senate Communications Division State Capitol Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 February 12, 2016 From the desk of Sen. Rob Standridge If you visit the State Capitol, there’s an oil derrick right across the street from the south entrance to the building. It marks the location of an oil well known as Petunia…
Oklahoma State Senate Communications Division State Capitol Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 February 26, 2016 From the desk of Sen. Rob Standridge Historically, domestic abuse was not treated as a crime—communities and local law enforcement often looked the other way, viewing it as a private family matter. It has taken far too long, but…
March 3, 2016 BUDGET and TAXES Senate leadership has been warning for months of the severity of the budget crisis, and that it’s likely to get even worse Today’s revenue numbers from OMES are proving us right – and we can’t even be sure that we’re yet seeing the bottom of this financial cliff. The…