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Showing: February, 2015
Halligan bill strengthening school/campus tobacco bans backed by Senate

The House of Representatives is the next stop for a measure that will strengthen state laws banning tobacco use on school property. Sen. Jim Halligan, R-Stillwater, and Rep. Lee Denney, R-Cushing, are principal authors of Senate Bill 674, the “24/7 Tobacco-Free Schools Act,” which was approved by the full Senate on Thursday.
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Sen. Halligan on anti-tobacco bill for schools.
Senate Pro Tem's Weekly Q & A (Week 4)
Senate Pro Tem's Weekly Q & A (Week 3)
Senate committee advances plan to review tax credits

The Senate Finance committee on Tuesday approved two proposals that would establish a process for measuring the effectiveness of economic incentives. Authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman, the legislation would create a system to provide regular, independent evaluations of incentives to determine which are working and which are not.

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Sen. Brinkley Q&A on tax credit review bills.
Bill to keep sexual predators out of classrooms heads to full Senate

The Senate Education Committee approved legislation Monday to better protect schools from unknowingly hiring sexual predators. Sen. Kyle Loveless says Senate Bill 301 will close a loophole that is allowing school employees to move from one school district to another after committing sexual crimes against minors.
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Sen. Loveless discusses bill to keep sexual predators out of schools.
Senate Pro Tem's Weekly Q & A (Week 1)