Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 11-20-2018
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of and authorization to execute Resolution No. 1166, a Resolution of support for the Tulsa Chamber 2019 OneVoice Legislative Priorities
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Background:
In 2008, the Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce created the OneVoice agenda to represent the Tulsa Metropolitan area at the State Capitol and at the U.S. Capitol as one unified voice. The City of Broken Arrow participated in the development of the OneVoice Agenda. This was accomplished by Staff's attendance at the sub-committee meeting and the Tulsa Regional Business Summit, which was designed to better define the OneVoice Agenda.
The 2019 OneVoice Agenda is attached for the Council's review. The priorities for State legislation include:
1. Improve the ability of Oklahoma's Pre-K-12 public schools to attract, retain and return effective career teachers through policies designed to increase the state's pool of qualified teachers and improve teachers' job satisfaction.
2. Broaden and protect health care coverage by capturing all available state and federal funds for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
3. Support a comprehensive multi-year plan to meet current and future workforce needs by investing in the state's public education systems and establishing Oklahoma as a national leader in early childhood, K-12, CareerTech and higher education.
4. Prioritize funding for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to restore recently-cut services and allow for new innovations in prevention, treatment and services.
5. Maintain physician training funding for the state's two largest medical schools in the base budgets of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority or university medical authorities.
6. Restore funding for higher education to make salaries competitive for faculty and staff, support college completion efforts, and keep tuition affordable for students and families.
7. Support...
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