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assistance to municipalities with students have access to school Heartland Flyer populations of 5,000 or less that meals. By not adopting the employ a part-time city manager or Community Eligibility Provision Oklahoma subsidizes Amtrak part-time city planner. (CEP), schools miss out on an service through a $2.85 million opportunity to reduce administra- annual appropriation. Due to the tive costs while ensuring more kids $1.3 billion budget shortfall, SJR68 have access to food. Only 15 lawmakers have indicated they AUTHORS: Jolley, Mulready percent of eligible school districts may reduce Amtrak funding. The This bill will allow grocery and in Oklahoma currently participate Heartland Flyer has a $22 million convenience stores to sell wine and in CEP. statewide economic impact. beer.

ACOG staff met with legislators about the possible cuts and HB3146 | DUIs OTC Resignation advocated for continued funding. , Chairman of the AUTHORS: Sanders, Treat The issue was publicized on the Both the House and Senate have website, Passenger Rail Oklahoma. resigned April 22, due to personal passed HB3146, which may reduce reasons. the number of drunken drivers on

Drones Oklahoma roads. If signed by the HB2599 addresses concerns about governor, the law will require State of the Air the use of drones. It will restrict municipal law enforcement According to the American Lung the flight of unmanned aircraft officers who make an arrest to Association’s 2016 State of the Air over critical infrastructure. The enter an impaired driver arrest report, Oklahoma City is ranked Senate amended the bill and it’s report into the impaired driver the 24th most polluted city in the headed back to the House for database. nation for ozone. Ozone season consideration. runs from May to September. Sign 417 File To Run up for alerts.

Tax Refund Donation Last week, 417 individuals in Fallin signed SB1085, a bill that Oklahoma filed to run for public Senate Honors Hansen allows taxpayers to donate their office. All five Oklahoma Jon Hansen died on April 16. The state income tax refund to the congressmen have drawn former Oklahoma City Assistant State. challengers from their own party. Fire Chief was best known for the vital role he played in keeping the Internet Tax Bill Lawmaker Pay world informed of recovery and rescue efforts following the HB2531 passed the Oklahoma The Oklahoman recently published bombing of the Murrah Building in Senate. If signed by the governor, an opinion editorial about 1995. The Oklahoma Senate the bill will increase revenue the legislators’ pay and per diem. The honored Hansen’s memory last State receives from sales tax on commentary was sparked by a week with Senate Resolution 59. Internet purchases, and will create report on the website the Oklahoma Retail Protection fivethirtyeight.com, which Act of 2016. publicized the $153 per day per Convention of States diem ($10,404 annually) Oklahoma recently became the 29th SB1493 | Fire Oklahoma state legislators receive state to call for a federal above and beyond their regular constitutional convention AUTHORS: Smalley, Park salaries. Oklahoma legislators’ following the passage of a House SB1493 authorizes a municipality annual base salary is $38,400 resolution. Thirty-four of 50 states to enter into agreements for used which is approximately equal to are required for a convention. No equipment that has been tested and the state’s median household such convention has ever been certified as safe with a volunteer income. called. fire department.

SB1102 School Meals According to the Center on Budget AUTHORS: Dahm, Cleveland and Policy Priorities, in 2015-16, The governor has signed SB1102, Oklahoma is among the worst which removes a requirement of states in the nation for uptake of a the Oklahoma Department of program that ensures low-income Commerce to provide financial