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Sen. Scott Pruitt urges passage of bill that protects educators from frivolous lawsuits.
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GOP Senator Questions Teacher Unions Opposition to Teacher Protection Bill
Oklahoma State Senate Communications Division
State Capitol
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 30 For Immediate Release: April 9, 2003 Clip
Sen. Scott Pruitt and Rep. Fred Morgan
GOP Senator Questions Teacher Unions
Opposition to Teacher Protection Bill State Capitol, Oklahoma City State Senator Scott Pruitt, RBroken Arrow, questioned the Oklahoma Education Associations OEA opposition to SB 3, the Education Protection Act, at a State Capitol press conference Wednesday. In this tight budget climate, educators are more concerned than ever about their school districts being exposed to frivolous lawsuits. SB 3 limits the liability of educators, school districts, and school employees to frivolous lawsuits, and it is frightening the OEA is joining the trial lawyer lobby in opposing this bill, Pruitt said. SB 3, authored by Pruitt, passed the Senate in March on a 3 vote. A similar measure has already passed the House of Representatives 000, but the OEA has now decided to oppose SB 3s consideration in the House. Pruitt, who was joined at the press conference by the bills House author, Rep. Fred Morgan of Oklahoma City, noted that teachers often are often forced to focus more on avoiding lawsuits than on educating schoolchildren. Unnecessary lawsuits for frivolous claims contribute to higher operating costs at schools. Providing relief to schools and teachers will take dollars out of the pockets of trial lawyers and put them back in the classroom, Pruitt concluded.
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Senator Scott Pruitt, Assistant Republican Floor Leader 0202
