pack v. state plaintiff petition challenging constitutionality of hb3399 common core repeal
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This lawsuit was filed June 25, 201407-15-2014 at 4:00pm HB3399 Ruled ConstitutionalRep. Jason Nelson, R-Oklahoma City, issued the following statement on the State Supreme Court's decision today that House Bill 3399 that repealed Common Core is constitutional. After a public hearing this morning the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a "Memorandum Opinion" this afternoon confirming the constitutionality of HB3399. In its brief opinion the court stated, "HB 3399 is not unconstitutional under either art. 13, §5 or art. 4, §1 of the Oklahoma Constitution." "The Supreme Court made the right decision today. I thought the justices asked great questions hitting all the salient points during the hearing this morning and I felt good about our case after the hearing. The arguments in favor of the constitutionality of the law are strong and left little doubt that the decision would be favorable. I've believed from the beginning that this legal challenge was baseless and have said so since it was filed. The legal arguments against HB 3399 were thoroughly researched by the authors and determined to be baseless when the National Association of State School Boards, an out-of-state organization supporting the national implementation of the Common Core State Standards, first raised them in March. I'm grateful to Attorney General Scott Pruitt and his staff, specifically Solicitor General Patrick Wyrick and Assistant Solicitor General Cara Rodriguez, for their outstanding legal defense of this legislative action. I'm also grateful to those individuals and organizations who voluntarily offered their perspectives to the Court by filing legal briefs in defense of the law. The confusion caused by this lawsuit has been unfortunate as educators around the state have been busy preparing for the next school year which is weeks away. The Courts opinion today removes any uncertainty. Based on the many educators I know personally I have no doubt that Oklahoma’s teachers are more than capable of making the necessary adjustments and will be more than ready when children, mine included, begin showing up after the summer break.”TRANSCRIPT
