Lawmakers hash out compromise to fix roads and education

A plan to eventually boost public school funding in Oklahoma by $600 million each year has cleared the Oklahoma Senate, although the final details of the proposal still need to be negotiated.

The Senate voted 43-0 Wednesday on the changes.

The amended version would push back the timeline for taking money from transportation to give crews more time to fix roads and bridges.

Stillwater Republican Sen. James Halligan says that to address concerns about earmarking more revenue, the funds would only be added in years where there is growth of at least 1 percent in the state's General Revenue Fund.

The bill now heads to a conference committee for further work.