Oklahoma bill would give teachers paid adoption leave
NEWS APP IS ONE OF THOSE WAYS. WELL, EDUCATION POLICY ONCE AGAIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE STATE CAPITOL THIS MORNING, LAWMAKERS SEEING BILLS THAT MODIFY SCHOOL TAX CREDITS RESTRICT SCHOOL SECURITY FUNDING AND GIVE TEACHERS PAID ADOPTION LEAVE. COCO ANDY WEBER. JOINING US LIVE NOW, ANDY, THAT PAID ADOPTION LEAVE SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO RETAIN TEACHERS. YEAH. THE ARGUMENT FROM THE BILL’S AUTHOR IS THAT SINCE THEY GAVE TEACHERS PAID MATERNITY LEAVE LAST YEAR TO ONLY SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE AND SEEMED FAIR TO GIVE THEM AS WELL PAID ADOPT LEAVE THIS YEAR, THE BILL HERE IS SENATE BILL 1315. IT WAS HEARD IN THE HOUSE EDUCATION BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE THIS MORNING. TEACHERS WOULD BE GIVEN SIX WEEKS OF LEAVE IF THE BILL WERE TO BECOME LAW. IT PASSED OUT OF THAT SUBCOMMITTEE 13 TO 1. IT NOW EEDS A VOTE IN THE FULL BUDGET COMMITTEE AND A VOTE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR BEFORE IT CAN BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR. ALSO ADVANCING THIS MORNING, SENATE BILL 1478. THAT BILL PROHIBITS VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM RECEIVING STATE SECURITY FUNDING, AND 1478 ALSO NEEDS TWO MORE VOTES, BOTH IN A COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE FLOOR, BEFORE IT CAN BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS SIGNATURE. BACK TO YOU AND ANDY. A SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE’S PRIVATE SCHOOL TAX CREDIT ACT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? WELL, JESS, IT APPEARS THAT BILL WAS JUST HELD OVER UNTIL NEXT WEEK. THAT BILL IS A SENATE BILL. HOUSE BILL? EXCUSE ME. 3388. IT LOOKS TO PATCH ANY ISSUES THAT WERE FOUND WITH THE BILL THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR DEALING WITH THE PRIVATE SCHOOL TAX CREDIT THAT INCLUDES HAVING A PRIORITY FOR FAMILIES THAT MAKE LESS THAN $150,000 A YEAR, AND ALSO MAKING CLEAR THAT THESE TAX CREDITS ARE NOT TAXABLE INCO
Bill to give teachers paid adoption leave among education bills moving through state Capitol
Education policy was once again in the spotlight at the Oklahoma state Capitol on Monday morning
Updated: 4:40 PM CDT Apr 1, 2024
Education policy was once again in the spotlight at the Oklahoma state Capitol on Monday morning. | MORE | Oklahoma senators pass education bills dealing with security, virtual days and cell phonesLawmakers saw bills that would modify school tax credits, restrict school security funding and give teachers paid adoption leave. The bill regarding leave appeared to be another attempt to retain teachers in the state, with the author of the legislation saying it makes sense to do this for adoptive parents since paid maternity leave was given to teachers last year. Senate Bill 1315 was heard in the House Budget Subcommittee. Teachers would be given six weeks of leave if the bill were to become law. Download the KOCO 5 AppIt passed out of that subcommittee 13-1, and now it needs a vote in the full budget committee, as well as the House floor, before it can be sent to the governor. Senate Bill 1478 also advanced on Monday morning. The bill prohibits virtual charter schools from receiving state security funding. SB 1478 also needs two more votes before it can be sent to the governor’s desk for his signature. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Another bill would make some modifications to the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit. A Senate committee was hearing the bill, which aims to patch issues found with the program. Those problems include giving priority to families who make less than $150,000. It also makes clear that the credits cannot be considered taxable income. Top Headlines TIMELINE: Severe storms bring risk of large hail, tornadoes to Oklahoma on Monday Suspect leads troopers on pursuit reaching 120 mph through Oklahoma City Sunday’s March Madness Elite Eight recap Gov. Stitt signs changes to Oklahoma hunting, fishing licenses Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
Education policy was once again in the spotlight at the Oklahoma state Capitol on Monday morning.
| MORE | Oklahoma senators pass education bills dealing with security, virtual days and cell phones
Lawmakers saw bills that would modify school tax credits, restrict school security funding and give teachers paid adoption leave.
The bill regarding leave appeared to be another attempt to retain teachers in the state, with the author of the legislation saying it makes sense to do this for adoptive parents since paid maternity leave was given to teachers last year.
Senate Bill 1315 was heard in the House Budget Subcommittee. Teachers would be given six weeks of leave if the bill were to become law.
It passed out of that subcommittee 13-1, and now it needs a vote in the full budget committee, as well as the House floor, before it can be sent to the governor.
Senate Bill 1478 also advanced on Monday morning. The bill prohibits virtual charter schools from receiving state security funding.
SB 1478 also needs two more votes before it can be sent to the governor’s desk for his signature.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Another bill would make some modifications to the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit. A Senate committee was hearing the bill, which aims to patch issues found with the program.
Those problems include giving priority to families who make less than $150,000. It also makes clear that the credits cannot be considered…
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