37th Oklahoma Legislature

37th Oklahoma Legislature
37th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate:	Spencer Bernard (D)
President Pro Tem of the Senate:	Gene C. Howard (D)
Speaker of the House:	Daniel Draper (D)
Term:	January 1979-January 6, 1981
Composition:	Senate; 37 11 ; House; 79 24

The Thirty-seventh Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City from January 2 to July 2, 1979, from January 8 to June 16, 1980, and from July 7 to 11, 1980, during the term of Governor George Nigh.^[1]

The 1980 session was marked by the elimination of the Legislative Council, the Nursing Reform Act and the implementation of teacher testing and professional development.^[2]

Lieutenant Governor Spencer Bernard served as the President of the Senate. Gene C. Howard served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Daniel Draper served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Frank Keating served as the leader of the state senate Republican caucus and Neal McCaleb served as the leader of the Republican caucus in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.^[1]

^ ^a ^b A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, p. II-6, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 10, 2013)
^ A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, p.74-75, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 10, 2013)

[cent-1] A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, p. II-6, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 10, 2013)

[centurytoremember-2] A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, p.74-75, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 10, 2013)

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