Week In Review

Monday, May 9

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-SB 435 by Sen. Brian Bingman, modifies the membership of the State Board of Education.

-HB 2145 by Rep. Kris Steele, creates the State House of Representatives Redistricting Act of 2011.

Monday, May 9

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-SB 794 by Sen. Mike Mazzei, modifies the definition of normal retirement age as it relates to public employees and elected officials in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

-SB 377 by Sen. Mike Mazzei, modifies the definition of “normal retirement age” to raise the normal retirement age from 62 to 65 for teachers in the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System.

Monday, May 2

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-SR 23 by Sen. Andrew Rice, expresses appreciation to all whose efforts resulted in defeat of Osama bin Laden and all who strive for justice and peace.

-SB 346 by Sen. Clark Jolley, ends social promotion in public schools.

-SB 180 by Sen. Susan Paddack, allows the Department of Corrections to contract with physicians and other providers of inpatient and outpatient health care services.

-SB 206 by Sen. John Ford, creates a P-20 Council Task Force.

Monday, April 25

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-HB 1381 by Rep. Doug Cox, creates the Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program Act.

-HB 1550 by Rep. Sally Kern, states legislative intent that each district school board’s policies facilitate that each student’s academic progression be determined, in part, by reading proficiency and that each student and their parents be informed of the student’s academic progress.

Monday, April 18

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-HB 1439 by Rep. Steven Vaughn, expands language related to the use of defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm, allowing an owner, manager or employee of a business to use such force.

-HB 1598 by Rep. Steve Martin, establishes that a real estate licensee has no duty to independently investigate or measure the dimension, size or square footage of any real estate or the improvements located on the real estate.

Monday, April 11

• The Senate approved the following measures on Monday:

-HB 1686 by Rep. Richard Morrissette, creates a Eastern Flyer Passenger Rail Development Task Force.

-HB 1007 by Rep. Randy McDaniel, creates the Pension Funding Accountability Act of 2011.