House Committee to Examine Governor’s Plan for Education Savings

Rep. Jason Murphey
R-Guthrie

OKLAHOMA CITY – Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives members are set to learn the details of Governor Fallin’s “Open Range” plan.

Fallin’s open range proposal seeks to place more money in common education classrooms by allowing school districts to take advantage of the savings from the state’s recent consolidation of information technology resources. The IT consolidation is already set to save Oklahoma state agencies approximately 40 million each year.

The House Government Modernization committee will receive testimony about the proposal from state CIO Alex Pettit during its 10:30 a.m. Thursday committee meeting in Room 412C of the Oklahoma State Capitol. The public is invited to attend.