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Entire press conference on SB 935.
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Showing: April, 2006
State Sen. Debbe Leftwich and Rep. Rebecca Hamilton are calling for a house committee to vote on legislation to give victims of sexual assault or domestic violence some economic protection. Senate Bill 935 was approved unanimously by the full Senate last year. It eventually was assigned to the House Rules committee but no further action was taken during the 2005 session. The lawmakers are asking for the bill to be heard before the final deadline for House committee action in two weeks.
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Sen. Leftwich says SB 935 will ensure unpaid leave from work for victims of sexual abuse, rape and domestic violence.
One woman, who asked that her full name be withheld, shared her story of years of domestic abuse and then losing her job for taking time off to go to court, for counseling and trying to get her life back on track.
Pam Maisano, a representative for the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, says women need a guarantee that the jobs they depend on will be there in hard times.
Rep. Hamilton says SB 935 is a simple question of justice - if women are afraid of losing their livelihood, they probably won't seek counseling or pursue the case in court.
State Sen. Debbe Leftwich and Rep. Rebecca Hamilton are calling for a house committee to vote on legislation to give victims of sexual assault or domestic violence some economic protection. Senate Bill 935 was approved unanimously by the full Senate last year. It eventually was assigned to the House Rules committee but no further action was taken during the 2005 session. The lawmakers are asking for the bill to be heard before the final deadline for House committee action in two weeks.
read more.
Entire press conference on SB 935.
Sen. Leftwich says SB 935 will ensure unpaid leave from work for victims of sexual abuse, rape and domestic violence.
One woman, who asked that her full name be withheld, shared her story of years of domestic abuse and then losing her job for taking time off to go to court, for counseling and trying to get her life back on track.
Pam Maisano, a representative for the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, says women need a guarantee that the jobs they depend on will be there in hard times.
Rep. Hamilton says SB 935 is a simple question of justice - if women are afraid of losing their livelihood, they probably won't seek counseling or pursue the case in court.
State Sen. Debbe Leftwich and Rep. Rebecca Hamilton are calling for a house committee to vote on legislation to give victims of sexual assault or domestic violence some economic protection. Senate Bill 935 was approved unanimously by the full Senate last year. It eventually was assigned to the House Rules committee but no further action was taken during the 2005 session. The lawmakers are asking for the bill to be heard before the final deadline for House committee action in two weeks.
read more.
Entire press conference on SB 935.
Sen. Leftwich says SB 935 will ensure unpaid leave from work for victims of sexual abuse, rape and domestic violence.
One woman, who asked that her full name be withheld, shared her story of years of domestic abuse and then losing her job for taking time off to go to court, for counseling and trying to get her life back on track.
Pam Maisano, a representative for the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, says women need a guarantee that the jobs they depend on will be there in hard times.
Rep. Hamilton says SB 935 is a simple question of justice - if women are afraid of losing their livelihood, they probably won't seek counseling or pursue the case in court.
State Sen. Debbe Leftwich and Rep. Rebecca Hamilton are calling for a house committee to vote on legislation to give victims of sexual assault or domestic violence some economic protection. Senate Bill 935 was approved unanimously by the full Senate last year. It eventually was assigned to the House Rules committee but no further action was taken during the 2005 session. The lawmakers are asking for the bill to be heard before the final deadline for House committee action in two weeks.
read more.
Entire press conference on SB 935.
Sen. Leftwich says SB 935 will ensure unpaid leave from work for victims of sexual abuse, rape and domestic violence.
One woman, who asked that her full name be withheld, shared her story of years of domestic abuse and then losing her job for taking time off to go to court, for counseling and trying to get her life back on track.
Pam Maisano, a representative for the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, says women need a guarantee that the jobs they depend on will be there in hard times.
Rep. Hamilton says SB 935 is a simple question of justice - if women are afraid of losing their livelihood, they probably won't seek counseling or pursue the case in court.
The Senate Finance Committee killed legislation earlier this week that would have helped boost economies in rural communities. House Bill 3126, authored by Senator Ron Justice (R-Chickasha) and Speaker of the House Todd Hiett (R-Kellyville), would have helped broaden Oklahoma’s tax base and attract out-of-state residents into communities that have declining populations.
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Sen. Justice says bill would have helped Oklahoma's struggling rural economy.
Two key members of the Senate budget team said Wednesday that the General Appropriations bill passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives last week would lead to another severe funding shortfall at the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and the furloughing of Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers.
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Sen. Corn says House GA budget would cause huge cuts in Corrections and OHP.
Senator Clark Jolley on Monday praised the Senate's unanimous passage of a measure that would prohibit public utilities from distributing the social security numbers of their customers.
Jolley noted public utilities are currently forced to release social security numbers when requested, adding that a recent local newscast indicated they had obtained the social security number of a House member by simply requesting the information.
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Sen. Jolley says under current law, public utilities have to release social security numbers if asked to.
