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OKLAHOMA CITY â Two education measures finalized in March mark a win for those who subscribe to the philosophy that public tax dollars should follow students to the school of their choice.Â
Gov. Kevin Stitt on March 31 signed into law bills to alter the school funding formula and expand studentsâ ability to transfer between schools.Â
Supporters of the funding measure, House Bill 2078, say it will more closely align school funding with enrollment trends. And the transfer measure, Senate Bill 783, allows students to more easily and frequently move to a school that better meets their needs.
Those against the initiatives say they will destabilize enrollment and school budgets.Â
Merrick, 39, is a licensed minister and a former personal trainer who co-owns a construction company.
He describes himself as a constitutional conservative who aims to bring his religious worldview to the Oklahoma state Capitol.
This is Merrick s first successful foray into politics. He unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination in Oklahoma s 5th Congressional District last year.
Merrick will not be sworn into office until after the State Election Board certifies the election results. The soonest he could be sworn in is April 14, according to a spokesman for Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat.
Once sworn in, Merrick will be the 39th Republican out of 48 members of the Senate. Democrats hold a nine-seat minority in the chamber.
Education funding, student transfer changes adopted By: Jennifer Palmer Oklahoma Watch April 5, 2021
Students in a classroom at Santa Fe South High School, a public charter school based inside a converted department store at the former Crossroads Mall in Oklahoma City. (File photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
Two education measures newly adopted in Oklahoma mark a win for those who subscribe to the philosophy that public tax dollars should follow students to the school of their choice.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law bills to alter the school funding formula and expand students’ ability to transfer between schools.
Supporters of the funding measure, House Bill 2078, say it will more closely align school funding with enrollment trends. And the transfer measure, Senate Bill 783, allows students to more easily and frequently move to a school that better meets their needs.