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Oklahoma State Question 639, Replace House Bill 1017 and Education Changes Initiative (October 1991)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Public education governance |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 639 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oklahoma on October 15, 1991. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a measure to replace House Bill 1017, restore prior education laws and guidelines such as giving authority back to the State Board of Education, and implement changes such as raising the school starting age, repealing mandatory kindergarten, and reinstating student transfer fees, and other administration guidelines. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a measure to replace House Bill 1017, restore prior education laws and guidelines such as giving authority back to the State Board of Education, and implement changes such as raising the school starting age, repealing mandatory kindergarten, and reinstating student transfer fees, and other administration guidelines. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 639 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 360,318 | 45.67% | ||
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428,680 | 54.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 639 was as follows:
| “ | This measure replaces newly enacted House Bill 1017 with the laws existing before the Bill's passage. It repeals minimum standards for school accreditation and curriculum, but restores power to the State Board of Education to set those standards. It repeals certain programs for teacher training and certification, and for parent education. It changes formulas for state assistance to consolidated schools and repeals severance pay for their employees. It raises the age for attending school from five to seven. It repeals the requirement to attend kindergarten. It restores student transfer fees and prior procedures for suspending or firing teachers. County Superintendent of School positions and the prior formula for school state aid are restored. Class size limits are raised and limits on how many students teachers may teach are removed. It repeals all taxes enacted to fund House Bill 1017. Teachers' minimum salaries are lowered. The measure repeals many other changes. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last general election. In 2010, voters approved State Question 750, which changed the signature requirement to be based on the preceding gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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