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• The first is the belief that Oklahoma should be the safest state.
• So, Oklahoma was in a better position than most other states.
• I think you won a national award for Oklahoma on Careportal.
• What would the cost share be for the state of Oklahoma roughly?
• We're in the fifth year of the cycle in the state of Oklahoma.

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: 914, all

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• Demographically, geographically, states like Alabama, states like Oklahoma, states like West Virginia
• </c> So this benefits kids not just in education but also throughout their academic careers.
• We saw in Oklahoma they're more likely to attend college, and when I say that, 12 percentage points more
• We saw in Oklahoma they're high school.
• We saw in Oklahoma they're more<00:26:44.559><c> likely</c><00:26:44.799><c> to</c><00:26:45.039><c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation. Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided. The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.

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• present our fiscal 2027 budget today, as well as reiterate our commitment to serving state agencies in Oklahoma
• And so I could tell you from the major agencies, from service Oklahoma, getting your driver's license
• But we are exploring avenues actively to try and further standardize what the state requires if I can
• We've been on a journey of trying to get agencies standardized on the platform so that we can enable
• If the Department of Oklahoma emergency Man or not ari not emergency management faced a flat budget,

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: 914, all

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• a series of four listening sessions where we heard from members of the industry, as well. ...as academic
• A lot of the records from where it went, but it certainly went up into Oklahoma.
• Again, I want to stress that if we are having to make contingency plans and changes to our standard operating
• The Texas Cattle Feeders Association represents feed yards in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, as well
• Otherwise, it's just going to end up in Oklahoma or wherever else it wants to go.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That is standard. A one-year lease is standard. I think, Mr.
• Is a constitutional standard for obscenity.
• You mentioned academic implications; you referenced AP testing, but are there any other academic applications
• By Bonnen, relating to Willington Medical School admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment
• Schools are scoring grade performance using a standardized grading system, and they are standardized

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Keywords: constitutional amendment, medium of exchange, currency rights, digital currency, financial autonomy, tax exemption, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, local government, ad valorem taxation, housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, audit requirements, affordable housing, development bonds, oil waste, gas waste, liability, treatment processes

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• </c> all sorts of agreements between academic all sorts of agreements between academic institutions<04
• Academic freedom is not for sale, not to Beijing, not on our watch.
• Academic freedom is not exploitation. Academic freedom is not for<04:21:01.279><c> sale.
• </c> espionage at our academic espionage at our academic institutions.<04:26:41.359><c> Thank</c><04:
• For what purpose does the gentleman from Oklahoma seek recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We want to be more and more to the community of Oklahoma City as well as Oklahoma, as many of you can
• The preauthorization protocols we really should consider standardizing.
• It's a small hospital in southwest Oklahoma.
• We're located here in Oklahoma City.
• In 2023, Oklahoma had the sixth highest poverty ranking.

Committee: House Public Health

Summary: The meeting focused on hospital “avoidable days” and the difficulty of discharging medically stable patients who still need post-acute placement or social services. Presenters from Saint Anthony Hospital Midtown, the Oklahoma Hospital Association, City Care, and OU Health described common barriers including lack of skilled nursing, rehab, long-term care, behavioral health, and hospice placements; insurance prior authorization delays; Medicaid and Social Security eligibility delays; guardianship and Adult Protective Services bottlenecks; limited home health and private duty nursing; and the challenge of placing unhoused, uninsured, or medically complex patients. Several speakers emphasized that these delays reduce bed availability, increase emergency department boarding, contribute to staff burnout, and expose patients to hospital-acquired conditions and other harms. The testimony included multiple examples of patients remaining in acute care for days, weeks, or even months after being medically ready for discharge, including patients awaiting guardianship, disability determinations, or placement in facilities willing to accept them. Speakers also highlighted special populations such as patients with behavioral health or substance use disorders, medically fragile children, patients with criminal histories, and unhoused individuals who need respite or hospice care. City Care described its planned 40-bed medical respite facility, set to open in 2027, as a way to provide clinical support and housing navigation for patients too sick to recover on the street or in shelters. Witnesses recommended policy and system changes such as standardizing preauthorization protocols, expanding rural swing-bed and home-based services, increasing public guardianship resources, improving data collection on homelessness, expanding private duty nursing hours, and creating more placement options for complex patients. They also suggested better coordination between hospitals, DHS, APS, the Health Department, and post-acute facilities, including a database of facility services to improve discharge planning and keep patients closer to home. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the transcript, but the chair indicated the issue would require collaboration across multiple agencies and partners.

Transcript Highlights:

• Oklahoma and Alabama, according to federal data, these two states, led by Republican governors, lead
• if my colleagues truly want to fight fraud, I invite them to join me in condemning Mississippi, Oklahoma
• For what purpose does the gentleman from Oklahoma seek recognition? >> Mr.
• His actions in the academic world will continue to live on for many years to come. Dr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 11, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• These proceedings will be governed by Article 5 of the Oklahoma Election Code, Title 26 of Oklahoma Statutes
• A registered voter in Oklahoma at all.
• The Oklahoma Supreme Court has said multiple times that the Oklahoma constitution is the supreme law
• No Oklahoma case adopts that rule.
• The Oklahoma case adopts that result.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Our vision is to provide services that promote productive lifestyles instead of a national standard for
• We need to improve processes at OFC Oklahoma Forensic Center, which is up in Enid. That's where we.
• City, having zero employees in southwest Oklahoma or western Oklahoma, they're the only people that
• My Final follow-up: Can you talk about how that leads into the state of Oklahoma?
• That you're speaking of and invest that in that structure and get it up to speed up to standards.

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a criminal standard. I don't have the exact standard.
• is exactly the same standard that applies to all of our higher ed regions.
• So this is the constitutional standard of incompetence.
• It does not weaken standards. It does not eliminate accountability.
• They are held to extremely high standards.

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, an invocation, pledges, and a series of announcements and guest introductions tied to several recognition days, including Disability Rights Awareness Day, Elevate the Spectrum Day, Geothermal Rising Legislative Day, DWI Awareness Day, and Adult Education and Literacy Day. Senators also welcomed guests for New Mexico Down Syndrome Day and other constituent visits, and the chamber read certificates recognizing the Hurley family and the New Mexico Military Museum, as well as adult education and literacy programs across the state. Testimony and remarks highlighted the service of the Hurley family, the importance of adult education for workforce and civic participation, and the contributions of people with disabilities and their families. The Senate adopted multiple committee reports and received House messages on several bills and resolutions. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 96, as amended, which streamlines child care licensing and reduces administrative barriers to opening or expanding child care homes and centers; an HOA-related floor amendment was adopted after discussion about local restrictions and neighborhood traffic concerns. The chamber then passed Senate Bill 14, as amended, which expands the state’s health professional loan repayment program with $25 million in funding split between physicians and allied health professionals/nurses, with questions focused on eligibility, prioritization, and whether the funding would be sufficient to address shortages. Senators also debated the bill’s support for part-time service and its role in helping New Mexico compete for medical workers. The Senate next passed Senate Bill 104 unanimously, establishing a process for removing a wildlife commissioner that requires gubernatorial initiation, notice and a hearing, and direct review by the state Supreme Court; debate centered on due process, the removal standard of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance, and how the new process compares with prior law. Finally, the chamber took up Senate Bill 50, which would give the Law Enforcement Training Standards Council more flexibility to set training curricula for officers, especially in rural departments; sponsors said the bill preserves minimum training while allowing updates for current issues, but several senators raised concerns that the measure could weaken explicit statutory requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault training and asked how those topics would remain protected in the future curriculum.

Transcript Highlights:

• So by leaving that standard in last year, ...in office.
• That's a criminal standard. I don't have the exact standard.
• So this is the constitutional standard of incompetence.
• It does not weaken standards. It does not eliminate accountability.
• They are held to extremely high standards.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Arkansas and Oklahoma have been the typical.
• Oklahoma is one of only two states that lack a statewide clean indoor air law.
• HB 3682, the Oklahoma...
• . ...about losing health care professionals in rural Oklahoma.
• The legislature in Oklahoma moved us away from having diploma programs.

Summary: The Public Health Committee heard several bills, beginning with HB 4336, which updates definitions of acute and chronic pain to align with the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act and adds certain violations as unprofessional conduct. The committee adopted a PCS as the working draft, took no questions, and passed the bill 7-0. HB 3194, which would prevent pregnancy centers from being singled out for discrimination or censorship based on pro-life principles, drew questions about oversight, medical staffing, ultrasound interpretation, and contraceptive counseling; after discussion, it passed 6-1. The committee then passed HB 3934, described as a measure to help rural Oklahoma children get dental care through dental hygienists, with a question confirming parents could opt in or out. HB 3762, dealing with chiropractic practice and defining “serum” to cover vitamins, minerals, and nutrients while excluding blood products, was amended in committee but did not receive a motion and remained in committee. HB 1818, clarifying licensed social workers as licensed bachelor social workers and aligning Oklahoma with neighboring states, passed 6-0. Later, HB 3538 on pharmacy benefit manager vertical integration and community pharmacy reimbursement passed 7-0 after extensive discussion about independent pharmacy closures, mail-order pharmacy issues, specialty drugs, and network access. HB 3682, the Oklahoma Clean Indoor Air Act, would prohibit smoking in most public gathering places while allowing certain exceptions and local governments to adopt stricter rules; it passed 7-0. The committee also heard HB 3793, a placeholder bill on nursing education and diploma programs intended to address workforce shortages, but no motion was made and it remained in committee. The meeting ended with a short recess for the swearing-in of a new representative-elect.

Transcript Highlights:

• The standard safety formula grant does expire. The standard safety formula grant does expire.
• Standards of conduct for all certified educators.
• According to your standards, not mine. Our standards, well, the kids have to pass STAR tests.
• What it enables is a campus to say this many students have met a CCMR standard, but that standard is
• They're not getting an SAT score that would meet a CCMR standard.

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These are aircraft that are going to be testing out in western Oklahoma.
• The next one is for Camp Gruber in northeast Oklahoma with the Oklahoma National Guard.
• So, you have the Osage Nation, you have Oklahoma State University's OA program, Oklahoma State University
• That being said, they are still committed to Oklahoma.
• An expansion of the RATO project is happening here in Bristow, Oklahoma.

Committee: House A&B Transportation Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a division administrator for Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services.
• Administrator for Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services.
• Kimberly Conier, Director of Advocacy and Engagement at Goodwill Central Oklahoma.
• Kimberly Conyer, Director of Advocacy and Engagement at Goodwill Central Oklahoma.
• Is that Department of Labor standards? Yes.

Keywords: 914, all

Summary: The committee/task force met with several disability service providers to discuss integrated employment, transition services, and barriers to community jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Robin Arder and Belinda Stevens of ThinkAbility described creating their own businesses when community employers were not hiring their clients, and said rigid service rules, employer readiness, bullying, and reimbursement structures often force the person to fit the service rather than the service fitting the person. They said they have not seen clients lose benefits, but they do closely manage reporting to Social Security and related supports. Tina Hannah of South Central Industries described a broad business model that includes manufacturing, janitorial work, city beautification, state-use contracts, a food truck, and an entertainment trailer, along with an adult day program and residential services. She said many employers are hesitant because of productivity and cost concerns, and that businesses are often more open to contracting with her agency than hiring individuals directly. Miranda Figueroa of A New Leaf said her agency is moving toward a more person-centered model with sheltered work, volunteer sites, paid contracts, and a Transition Academy. She said the academy is a two-year program focused first on independent living and then on employment, with internships and an 85% placement rate, but funding is a major barrier because the program is not accredited and students cannot access traditional aid. She also cited dual diagnoses, inconsistent job coaches, and employer uncertainty as major obstacles. Angela Decker and Deborah Copeland of DRTC described DRTC’s long-running enclave contracts, a new Community Skills and Connections program, and a plan to phase out 14(c) subminimum wage use by the end of the year. They said the new program is designed to keep people engaged in community-based skill-building and networking while families still need day supports, and that DRTC has developed more than 100 community partnerships. Senator Kirt, Rep. Hefner, and participants discussed broader system issues, including the need for better school-to-work transition, more social integration, transportation, safety, and employer education. DRS staff said the agency is already required to provide pre-employment transition services in schools starting at age 14 and offers employer accommodations support and job-carving assistance, though they acknowledged federal reporting expectations and service rules can be restrictive. Several participants raised concerns about line-of-sight restrictions, congregate living rules, benefit cliffs, and the difficulty of moving from DDS to DRS services. The group also discussed the need for better data and possible working groups focused on in-school transition, program support and blending services, and community integration. No formal votes were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• Of course, the Oklahoma Highway Safety is under us.
• Oklahoma School Security Institute, or OSSI, is under us.
• Oklahoma is definitely a hotbed with I-35, I-40, and I-44.
• There are only 3 certified bomb squads in the entire Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and us.
• We're moving to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This legislation is modeled off of legislative efforts from both Ohio and Oklahoma.
• Ohio and Oklahoma.
• We worked with Tulsa and Oklahoma City last year on their bill.
• ethics that others are not held to the same high standard.
• We buy homes, remodel them, and bring them up to a fair standard.

Committee: House Economic Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But I want to remind all of us that we do have a service problem in Oklahoma.
• In rural Oklahoma and parts of it, there is no OB care for women.
• In rural Oklahoma and parts of it, there is no OB care for women.
• In urban Oklahoma, we're putting a lot of focus on rural Oklahoma, and rural Oklahoma has a lot of needs
• So even in a place like Oklahoma City, a person who has wonderful, So even in a place like Oklahoma City

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Yet we are still the number one academic school in the state.
• </c> number one academic school in the state. number one academic school in the state.
• Academic needs are getting more cumbersome for teachers.
• ><c> more</c> Academic needs are getting more Academic needs are getting more cumbersome<01:37:18.320
• ,</c><02:24:28.560><c> but</c> network provider in Oklahoma, but network provider in Oklahoma, but they're

Committee: Joint Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration

Keywords: 916, all