Sen. Rob Standridge’s Press Releases

Showing: March, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City Community College student, Christopher Shropshire, was recognized by Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, for being a recipient of the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Tuition Waiver Award on Tuesday at the state Capitol. Recipients receive a $1,000 tuition waiver and are selected by the presidents of Oklahoma community colleges for their outstanding academic achievement, leadership and their record in the classroom. 

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The full Senate has given approval to Senate Bill 162 aimed at improving safety in the medical marijuana available to Oklahoma patients as well as clarifying the qualifications for doctors who may provide the recommendation letters required for patients. The bill is authored by Sen. Rob Standridge.
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A bill honoring an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer who was killed in the line of duty has cleared the State Senate and will next be considered in the House of Representatives. Sen. Rob Standridge is the principal author of Senate Bill 338, creating the Lt. Heath Meyer #64 Memorial Highway. The measure was approved unanimously on Monday—the same day the man responsible for the high speed chase that resulted in Meyer’s death was convicted of murder.
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For the past three years, State Sen. Rob Standridge has been welcoming Norman area students to the Capitol for a first-hand experience aimed at teaching them about the legislative process. This past week students from Jefferson Elementary were the latest to find out what it’s like to propose a bill and move it through the Legislature.
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The full Senate has given unanimous approval to a bill giving former military police credit for their training and service toward required training with the Council of Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) certification required to become a member of law enforcement in Oklahoma. Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, is the principal author of Senate Bill 171.
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State Sen. Rob Standridge has won Senate approval for a measure allowing third-party commercial driver license (CDL) testing. Standridge said 40 states already have some form of third-party CDL testing. He said if Senate Bill 378 becomes law, Oklahoma will be able to address a costly testing backlog in an industry that is an important part of the state’s economy.
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