Oklahoma Senate rejects education rules on immigration; keeps donation tracking rule

Senators advance resolution to kill rule requiring schools to collect citizenship records

A number of state lawmakers are working to kill the rule requiring schools to collect citizenship documents during enrollment.

Oklahoma Senate rejects education rules on immigration; keeps donation tracking rule

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Senate voted on an amended resolution Tuesday that rejected two of the administrative rules filed by Superintendent Ryan Walters and the State Board of Education. The amendment to the list of rules removed teacher requirements to take a U.S. Naturalization test as well as the need for districts to ask for citizenship paperwork during enrollment. The Senate approved one amendment by Senator Shane Jett (R-Shawne…

Oklahoma Senate advances rule requiring school donation disclosures, rejects citizenship checks • Oklahoma Voice

Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, speaks in favor of his amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 22 on Tuesday in the Senate chamber of the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. Jett's amendment approved a proposed rule to require schools to report receipt of $17,000 donations. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — An amended resolution that passed the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday would reject a proposal to have public schools collect stud…

OU Faculty Senate makes resolution addressing proposed American Civic Thought and Leadership bill

OU Faculty Senate authored a resolution this week addressing Senate Bill 244, a failed bill that would have required the university to develop an American Civic Thought and Leadership program.

Oklahoma Senate advances rule requiring school donation disclosures, rejects citizenship checks - Sequoyah County Times

OKLAHOMA CITY — An amended resolution that passed the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday would reject a proposal to have public schools collect students’ immigration status, but it would require schools to report donations and gifts from non-government sources. The original resolution would have denied the donation reporting rule, but Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, proposed an amendment to include the measure in a bundle of approved administrative rules fr…