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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
OCPA Legislative Scorecard: Watch List
A list of bills that are eligible to be included on the OCPA Legislative Scorecard for the 2023 legislative session.Staff | February 27, 2023
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Education
Career teachers are scant in the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame
The Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame is filled with the names of school administrators, politicians, union leaders, and lobbyists. Fewer than 10 percent of the inductees are career classroom teachers.Ray Carter | February 24, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma senators target lewd acts in public
Partly in response to a drag-queen show in Bartlesville where children were reportedly exposed to lewd acts, members of a Senate committee have voted to strengthen Oklahoma law to deter similar incidents.Ray Carter | February 23, 2023
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Education
Oklahoma House passes school-choice legislation
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have approved an $800 million education package that includes a half-billion dollars in new funding for public schools and $300 million in refundable tax credits for families that choose to send a child to private school or homeschool.Ray Carter | February 23, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Regulation of drag-queen shows advances from committee
Drag-queen shows or drag-queen story hours could result in fines and prison time for participants if they subject children to harmful content under legislation approved by a state House committee.Ray Carter | February 22, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma 2SLGBTQ+ group opposes anti-prostitution bill
A 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy group has strongly criticized legislation that would increase the penalties facing individuals who solicit prostitutes, even though such individuals are a major factor in human trafficking crimes.Ray Carter | February 22, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Lawmakers vote to streamline charter-school process
State senators have voted to streamline the process for public charter schools to obtain sponsors, potentially shaving months off the application period required to open a new school.Ray Carter | February 21, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Limits on school sex-ed and transgender lessons advance
Oklahoma public schools would be barred from giving young children lessons focused on sexual orientation or gender identity while those students are in elementary school under legislation that has passed a state House committee.Ray Carter | February 21, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
School library book-rating system clears committee
Children’s access to school-library books would be limited to age-appropriate material, with routine review of library content required, under legislation approved by a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 21, 2023
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Budget & Tax, Education
Thanks to responsible planning, tax cuts and school choice now possible
Oklahoma’s financial position today allows for effective policy change, including tax cuts and universal school choice.Jonathan Small | February 21, 2023