The two House leaders asked Walters to provide a written description of the agency’s decision-making process for federal grants by Monday, May 8. Lawmakers, including Martinez and House Speaker Charles McCall ( R-Atoka), expressed great concern with the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s process for pursuing federal grants. With chief political advisor Matt Langston standing near the room’s doorway and tweeting in response to committee members during the meeting, Walters answered questions from representatives for more than two hours until a final dust up with Democrats caused Appropriations and Budget Committee Vice Chairman Ryan Martinez ( R-Edmond) to end the protracted meeting abruptly. In a conference room packed with legislators, journalists, school district administrators, top aides of the State Department of Education and members of the public both supportive and critical of him, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters fired missives at Democrats and teacher unions while testifying before the House Appropriations and Budget Committee weeks after representatives first asked him to do so.
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