Fallin: No decision on special session for teacher salaries

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services revealed last week that mid-year budget cuts ordered for Oklahoma agencies amid a revenue downturn caused largely by declining oil and natural gas prices during the fiscal year that ended June 30 were deeper than required and that $140.8 million was available for reallocation.

Fallin expressed support for a permanent $3,000 pay raise for public school teachers in her State of the State address that opened the 2016 regular legislative session on Feb. 1.

[...] a proposed state question voters will decide in November would provide a $5,000 annual teacher pay raise and other public education improvements with a 1 percent sales tax increase.