Representative Michelle McCane

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District 72

Hi, I’m Michelle McCane and I represent the people of Oklahoma’s 72nd District.

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Dec 19, 2024
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McCane introduces bill to expand Oklahoma’s Promise to children of public school employees

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Rep. Michelle McCane, D-Tulsa, introduced HB 1020 which would expand the Oklahoma Higher Access Learning Program, or Oklahoma’s Promise, to children of certain public school employees. The bill would expand Oklahoma’s Promise to students whose guardian is a public school employee, such as a teacher, librarian, certified or registered nurse, or support employee who has been a public school employee for at least five consecutive years. “If we value education and the people that provide and support it, this is one way to prove it,” McCane said. “By lifting one burden from our public school employee's shoulders we can again be competitive in attracting teachers and other school staff at a time when we are experiencing record vacancies and substitute shortages. Expanding Oklahoma's Promise to the very people who lay the foundation of that promise will also help retain the experienced staff we need to grow and improve our schools.” -END-

Dec 17, 2024

McCane introduces bill to give rights to minors appearing in Internet content

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Rep. Michelle McCane, D-Tulsa, introduced HB 1016 which would provide rights to minors who are involved in Internet content by ensuring they are compensated and can request to remove content in which they appear.  "This bill would give minors appearing in for profit in online content, a rapidly growing industry, the ability to be compensated for that content and to request to remove that content if they choose,” McCane said. “Minors are not able to give consent for adults to use their image, name, and likeness in online content and do not receive the compensation the adult posting that content gets. This gives some power back to a minor and provides recourse for those who may be exploited." -END-

Dec 16, 2024
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McCane urges OSDE to work alongside McClain County Sheriff’s Office in investigation after elementary student fired resource officer’s gun

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Rep. Michelle McCane, D-Tulsa, released the following statement urging the Oklahoma State Department of Education to work alongside the McClain County Sheriff’s Office during their investigation after Blanchard Elementary School said a student fired a School Resource Officer’s gun on the school playground last Friday. “There should never be a circumstance where a student has access to a loaded gun on school grounds,” McCane said. “I am thankful no one was harmed during the incident at Blanchard Elementary School on Friday, but I am deeply concerned at how likely a serious injury or death could have occurred. While the school district and the McClain County Sheriff’s Office conduct a thorough investigation, I urge the Oklahoma State Department of Education and our State Superintendent to work alongside them to set a standard where this kind of thing can never happen again. The safety of our students should be our number one priority. I will work within the Oklahoma Legislature and with anyone who is ready to do what is best for our students’ safety and success to ensure public school teachers and support staff, including school resource officers are paid efficiently and trained properly so we have the highest quality of security available for our students.” -END-