February 23, 2017 Week No. 3 of 56th Legislature Senate Bills introduced in 2017: 831 SJRS introduced in 2017: 46 Budget Shortfall/Revenue Failure • It’s not surprising the budget shortfall increased – Oklahoma’s economy continues to suffer from the effects of huge slumps in the oil/gas industry and the agriculture sector o Fortunately those two…
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…