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An audio version of this story Rep. Kevin West (R-Moore) answers questions about House Bill 1775 on Thursday. The bill bans the teaching of critical race theory in Oklahoma schools. West and other proponents say its a big problem but refuse to identify specific districts or incidents. State lawmakers have moved to ban the teaching of critical race theory in Oklahoma schools. The House sent House Bill 1775 to the governor Thursday on a 70–19 vote, with Lawton Rep. Daniel Pae the lone Republica...

Senate sends student vision bill to governor OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislation to help public schools more quickly identify students with vision problems passed the Senate on Wednesday. House Bill 1598, authored by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa and Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore, authorizes the State Department of Education to approve a list of personnel who may conduct required vision screenings for students. The American Optometric Association estimates that current school eye exams give les...

Rep. Daniel Pae gives speed limit change update, discusses other current bills Rep. Daniel Pae gives speed limit change update, discusses other current bills By Will Hutchison | April 13, 2021 at 6:02 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 6:16 PM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - An Oklahoma law that was passed in 2019 to allow speed limits on certain interstates and highways to be raised worked as planned in areas across the state, but none of the changes have been made here in southwest Oklahoma. In July of ...

Aubrey Dameron  House Bill 1790 is now the “Kasey Alert” measure, named for Cherokee Nation citizen Kasey Russell, a former Tahlequah resident who went missing in July 2016. He was last seen in McAlester. The bill, authored by Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton, was assigned to the House Public Safety Committee on Feb. 2. It called for “Aubrey Alerts” for people who go missing but are neither children nor elderly. It referred to CN citizen Aubrey Dameron, a transgender woman who h...

Lawton legislators author bill to help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault sexual assault bill By Nazarene Harris | March 4, 2021 at 8:22 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 8:22 PM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - A recent bill authored by two Lawton legislators aims to help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. The bill will allow those victims to break their lease anytime with either a protective order or a police report. Representative Daniel Pae of Lawton says COVID-19 made h...

The last vestiges of toll booths will begin disappearing from Oklahoma's turnpikes this summer as they begin transitioning to a cashless system, officials said Thursday. "They're moving toward all-electronic tolling within the next five years," Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton, told the House Transportation committee. "It's going to be starting in July of this year on the Kilpatrick (Turnpike)," Pae said. Pae's remarks came during presentation of his House Bill 1...

Pae Named Vice Chair of Two House Committees th Legislature.  “I look forward to using the knowledge I’ve learned and relationships I’ve built over the last two years to work for the betterment of Oklahoma,” Pae said. “I appreciate the confidence the Speaker has in me to have appointed me to these positions.”  Every 10 years after the conclusion of the census, the Oklahoma Legislature is required to redraw legislative districts to reflect population changes. Last year, House Speak...

Oklahoma House and Senate meet at State Capitol for Organizational Day