ENROLLEDENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

141025 BYREPRESENTATIVESCARVER,AMEDEE,BILLINGS,CARLSON,CHENEVERT,By: COX, CREWS, EDMONSTON, EGAN, FIRMENT, GALLE, GLORIOSO, CHANCE HENRY, HORTON, MIKE JOHNSON, MCCORMICK, MELERINE, OWEN, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, SCHLEGEL, SPELL, VILLIO, AND WYBLE AND SENATOR EDMONDS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express support for federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of EducationandtomemorializetheUnitedStates Congressto takesuchactionsasare necessary to cooperate fully with these efforts.

WHEREAS,theTenthAmendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesprovidesHilbert, asKerbs, follows:Crosswhite Hader, Cantrell, and Hasenbeck of the House and Pugh of the Senate 7 A Concurrent Resolution supporting the elimination of the United States Department of Education and urging the United States Congress to fully cooperate with such efforts.

"TheWHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly states that the powers not delegated to the Unitedfederal Statesgovernment by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people";people;

and WHEREAS,fornearlyhalfacentury,theUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationhasWHEREAS, providededucation significantis federalnot overreachenumerated inas educationa throughresponsibility burdensomeof regulationsthe andfederal one-size-fits-allgovernment mandates;by the United States Constitution;

and WHEREAS, despitethe acreation department budget of billionsthe ofUnited dollarsStates andDepartment hundreds of billionsEducation morein allocated1980 forhas COVID-19led recoveryto efforts,significant fourthfederal andoverreach eighthin gradeeducation readingthrough scoresburdensome remainregulations roughlyand unchangedone-size-fits-all sincemandates; national measurements first began;

and WHEREAS, statesdespite andsubstantial localincreases communitiesin possesseducation uniquefunding, knowledgewith ofthe theirOklahoma students'Legislature educationalincreasing needseducation-related andfunding areby bestnearly positionedseventy-five topercent develop(75%) thesince curriculum2018, andgaps policiesin thatmeeting reflecteducational theirneeds valuescontinue andto priorities;cause Oklahoma students to suffer;

and WHEREAS,PresidentTrumphaspubliclyexpressedadesiretoeliminatetheUnitedENGR. States Department of Education and put the states back in charge of education;

andH. WHEREAS,theeliminationoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationisnotonly consistent with the spirit of the Tenth Amendment but will also result in taxpayer dollars being spent more efficientlyand lead to better student outcomes.

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14R. ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express support for federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education and does hereby memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to cooperate fully with these efforts.

BENO. IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States Congress and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.

SPEAKER1025 OFPage THE1 HOUSEWHEREAS, OFstudent REPRESENTATIVESoutcomes PRESIDENTin OFOklahoma THEremain SENATEalarming, Pagewith 2only ofapproximately 2one in four Oklahoma students performing at grade level in reading or mathematics, indicating that most students are not proficient in either subject;

and WHEREAS, Oklahoma's low academic outcomes reflect a systemic pattern of underperformance across grade levels, subject areas, and student populations, rather than isolated deficiencies in any single group or measure;

and WHEREAS, Oklahoma's current low educational ranking is not inevitable, as the state previously performed near the national average and has declined significantly in recent years while other states with similar challenges and demographics have improved, demonstrating that state and local education policies materially impact student outcomes and that increased local control and innovation are critical to reversing this decline;

and WHEREAS, national fourth- and eighth-grade reading scores remain roughly unchanged since the early 1990s when measurements first began;

and WHEREAS, national student reading scores have been on a decline since 2019 with approximately forty percent (40%) of fourth graders reading below a basic reading level based on national standards, which is the largest percentage since 2002, and one-third (1/3) of eighth graders having failed to meet national reading benchmarks, which is the largest percentage ever;

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1025 Page 2 WHEREAS, states and local communities possess unique knowledge of their students' educational needs and are best positioned to develop the curriculum and policies that reflect their values and priorities;

and WHEREAS, President Donald J.

Trump has publicly expressed a desire to eliminate the United States Department of Education and rightfully return primary authority over education to the states;

and WHEREAS, the elimination of the United States Department of Education is not only a constitutional necessity and consistent with the spirit of the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, but could ensure more efficient use of taxpayer dollars and improve student outcomes through greater state and local control.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:

THAT the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate support federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education and urge the United States Congress to fully cooperate with these efforts.

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1025 Page 3 Adopted by the House of Representatives the 21st day of April, 2026.

3 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives 6 Adopted by the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026.

8 Presiding Officer of the Senate ENGR.

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