A bill that was an attempt to better address academic concerns and related issues within the state’s two largest public school districts is dead this session. 

That’s according to the bill’s author, Senate Education Committee Chair, Gary Stanislawski. 

“Senate Bill 600 would have allowed the people of Oklahoma City and Tulsa to vote to split their respective school districts into two smaller districts,” said Stanislawski, R-Tulsa. “The goal was to enable greater responsiveness to the needs of students.  The measure passed both the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee and was available to be heard by the full Senate. “I met with the superintendents and school board presidents of each district and had a very productive discussion.  In light of that dialogue, and upon further review and deliberation, I have concluded this issue requires additional study, and I will not move this legislation forward.”