Bill extends teacher maternity leave...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has given approval to House Bill 1601, a bipartisan measure to allow teachers to use up to six weeks of accrued sick leave to extend their six-week maternity leave provided by the state. Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, is the Senate principal author of the bill, which was approved Wednesday and next will be considered by Gov. Kevin Stitt.Mann said this ...