♪ >> A THREE-DAY SPECIAL SESSION DETERMINES HOW NEARLY $1.9 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUND WILLING BE SPENT.

>> WE WILL BE ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

>> THEY'RE COMING BACK IN TO SPEND $2 BILLION, THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS PASS A GROCERY TAX.

>> HUNDREDS OF OKLAHOMA LINEMEN ARE IN FLORIDA HELPING RESTORE POWER FOLLOWING HURRICANE IAN.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY HAVE TO GO TO A DISASTER AREA.

LINEMEN ARE GEARING UP AND THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.

>> WHY THE SUICIDE RATE IN THIS PROFESSION LEADS ALL OTHERS.

>> THERE'S ALSO THIS GENERAL STIGMA IN CONSTRUCTION OF BEING TOUGH AND BEING ABLE TO POWER THROUGH THINGS.

>> THE PUSH TO GET MORE NATIVE AMERICANS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN MEDICINE.

>> WE ACTUALLY DO GRADUATE MORE NATIVE AMERICANS FROM THE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE FROM ANY OTHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC INSTITUTION IN THE U.S. >> IT'S COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK FOR OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOLERS.

>> THEY WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS AS THEY PHYSICALLY LOG ON AND COMPLETE THEIR APPLICATIONS.

>> PLUS, AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF ESG, WHAT IT IS.

THAT'S NEXT ON THE "THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

♪ >> HELLO, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE "THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

I'M RICH LENZ.

OKLAHOMA LAWMAKERS WERE BACK IN THE CAPITOL THIS WEEK FOR A THREE-DAY SPECIAL SESSION TO FORMALIZE THEIR PLAN FOR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING.

WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL SESSION AND GOVERNOR STITT'S REACTION.

>> IT WAS EXPANDED TO ADDRESS DROUGHT RELIEF.

60 PROJECTS WERE ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS SPECIAL SESSION.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AS THE SPECIAL SESSION GOT UNDER WAY MIDWEEK, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS WERE CONFIDENT THINGS WOULD GO FAIRLY SMOOTH.

>> NOT EVERYONE AGREES.

BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS ARE BIPARTISAN AND BICAMERAL, THE VASTOUT OF THEM.

>> SENATE BILL 3 SLOWED THE PROCESS DOWN ON THURSDAY.

THE BILL WOULD GIVE OU CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO BUILD A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY FOR YOUTH.

THERE'S A CAVEAT... >> IT DISALLOWS THE RECIPIENT OF THESE MONIES TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM GENDER REASSIGNMENT MEDICAL TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: THAT SPARKED THREE HOURS OF DEBATE IN THE SENATE.

>> THROUGHOUT THE BILL, THERE'S LANGUAGE ABOUT THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANDEMIC RELIEF COMMITTEE.

DID THE PANDEMIC RELIEF COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THESE PROJECTS WITH EXCLUSIONS FOR MEDICAL CARE?

>> THAT WAS DECIDED, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE JOINT COMMITTEE OR NOT, BUT I DO KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THE PUBLIC SPACE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

>> IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE REMOVAL OF THOSE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OU CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHO ALLOWED SUCH A THING TO HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE?

>> THIS BILL DOES NOT ENTERTAIN TRYING TO REMOVE PEOPLE.

>> IF WE ALL ALREADY AGREE THAT THAT MONEY SHOULD GO TO CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WHY WAS IT NECESSARY TO ADD THIS EXCLUSION TO GET THIS BILL ACROSS THE LINE?

>> WE BECAME AWARE OF A PROCESS WE BELIEVE IS INAPPROPRIATE, AND THE MOMENT OF BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THIS CRITICAL SERVICE, WE TOOK ACTION THAT WE FEEL IS APPROPRIATE.

>> Reporter: THE SENATE DID PASS THE BILL.

THE HOUSE TOOK UP THE MEASURE AND SENT IT TO THE GOVERNOR WITH THE RESTRICTION IN PLACE.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS COVER FOUR AREAS.

THOSE ARE BROADBAND EXPANSION, WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, WORKFORCE INITIATIVES AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

>> RURAL OKLAHOMA, TELEMEDICINE IS VERY IMPORTANT.

BROADBAND IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THAT.

EDUCATION.

THEN, OF COURSE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATION.

>> BROADBAND EXPANSION IS IMPORTANT.

THAT'S NOT JUST IMPORTANT FOR RURAL OKLAHOMA, THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF US IN URBAN AREAS OF THIS STATE.

I THINK THE MISCONCEPTION IS THAT EVERYONE IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND TULSA AND OTHER METRO AREAS HAVE ACCESS TO BROADBAND AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

>> Reporter: MUNSON NOTES THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR LAWMAKERS TO BE ABLE TO REACH ACROSS THE AISLE AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THE ARPA MONEY GOES WHERE IT'S MOST NEEDED.

>> THE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE DONE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CELEBRATE THEM PUBLICLY, WHICH I HAVE, AND ALSO SIGN ON WITH A COAUTHOR AND WORK TOGETHER TO GET THOSE PIECES OF LEGISLATION ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WITH MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES.

>> Reporter: WHAT DID SPLIT THE HOUSE AND NATH, THE GOVERNOR'S RENEWED CALL FOR THE ELIMINATION OF GROCERY TAX.

>> YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE COMING BACK IN TO SPEND $2 BILLION, THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS PASS A GROCERY TAX.

>> Reporter: THE SENATE WANTS TO TAKE A MORE MEASURED APPROACH TO TAX REFORM.

>> WE'VE HAD A WORKING GROUP ALL SUMMER AND REALLY SOLID IDEAS FOR LONG-TERM TAX REFORM.

SO THE SENATE WILL BE FOCUSED ON LONG-TERM, SOLID TAX REFORM.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSE WOULD PASS THE MEASURE RIGHT NOW.

>> FROM THE HOUSE'S PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE READY.

WE WOULD GO IN AND CUT THE SALES GROCERY TAX TOMORROW, WE'D DO IT YESTERDAY, WE'D DO IT LAST WEEK AND THE SAME WITH THE INCOME TAX CUT.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR FEELS OKLAHOMANS ARE SUFFERING WITH SKYROCKETING INFLATION SO HELP AT THE GROCERY STORE IS WARRANTED.

>> WE'RE IN A BEAR MARKET RIGHT NOW.

THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AND THE WAY WE'VE DIVERSIFIED OUR ECONOMY OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, OKLAHOMA IS IN IS A GREAT SITUATION.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSE FLOOR LEADER ADDS THAT THE MONEY FROM THE ARPA PROJECT HAS ALREADY IMPACTED INFLATION.

>> WHEN WE'RE SPENDING THESE ARPA DOLLARS, WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS, A BIFURCATED OPTION, NO OPTION THREE.

SPEND THEM OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND THEM.

BUT THERE'S NO OPTION THREE.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA BURN 'EM, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO NOT SPEND THEM.

SO, THESE ARE DOLLARS ALREADY IN CIRCULATION.

>> Reporter: THE LEGISLATION WILL HOLD THIS SPECIAL SESSION OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 14th AS THE GOVERNOR CONSIDERS THE BILLS.

>> WE'RE STILL IN SESSION.

SO THE STANDARD RULES APPLY, IT'S FIVE DAYS.

SO, EITHER SIGN OR VETO.

YOU WILL SEE US -- THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

WHEN WE PASS THE BILLS, WE'LL GIVE HIM HIS FIVE DAYS AND A DATE IN THE FUTURE TO OVERRIDE DETAILS WE MAY NEED TO.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER UNIFYING MEASURE FOR THE LEGISLATURE WAS DROUGHT RELIEF.

THEY'RE ADDING $20 MILLION TO THE EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF FUND.

>> JASON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR LONGTIME CONTRIBUTOR SHAWN ASHLEY, PUBLISHER OF QUORUM CALL HAS BEEN MONITORING WHAT IS HAPPENING AND JOINS US FROM THE CAPITOL.

I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, SO WE'LL GET RIGHT TO IT.

JASON HAS GIVEN US THE NUTS AND BOLTS AND WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT FROM THE GOVERNOR?

>> WELL, THE ONE THING THAT SURPRISED ME WAS THAT LAWMAKERS DID NOT TAKE UP A BILL THAT APPROPRIATED APPROXIMATELY $90 MILLION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FUND 10 PROJECTS.

NOW, ACCORDING TO SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM GREG, THE HOUSE WANTED CHANGES IN THAT BILL, BUT BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS, PROCEDURALLY THAT CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED.

HOUSE SPEAKER'S SPOKESMAN INDICATES THE PROJECTS WILL EVENTUALLY BE TAKEN UP JUST A QUESTION OF WHEN.

IN TERMS OF GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT, HE INDICATED ON TUESDAY THAT HE PLANS TO PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THESE BILLS AND WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO SIGN OR VETO THEM.

NOW, KEEP IN MIND, IN THE REGULAR SESSION AND IN JUNE WHEN LAWMAKERS MET IN THE SPECIAL SESSION, STITT NEITHER SIGNED NOR VETOED THOSE BILLS.

INSTEAD, HE ALLOWED THEM TO BECOME LAW ABSENT HIS SIGNATURE.

>> NOW, LAWMAKERS DID NOT ADDRESS THE GROCERY TAX.

WAS INFLATION RELIEF ADDRESSED?

>> NO, IT WASN'T.

NO, ON TUESDAY, KEVIN STITT URGED LAWMAKERS TO DO THAT.

KEEP IN MIND, THAT THE PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE GROCERY TAX AND REDUCE THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX ARE PART OF THE THIRD SPECIAL SESSION CALLED BY KEVIN STITT.

THIS WAS THE SECOND SPECIAL SESSION DEALING PRIMARILY WITH THE APPROPRIATION OF THE ARPA MONIES.

THERE ARE A GROUP OF REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS, HOWEVER, WHO ARE CIRCULATING A PETITION TO EXPAND THE SECOND SPECIAL SESSION TO INCLUDE GROCERY TAX RELIEF.

>> SO, HOW BIG AN IMPACT WILL WHAT'S BEEN DECIDED THIS WEEK HAVE ON NEXT YEAR'S OKLAHOMA BUDGET PROCESS?

>> YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY AN INTERESTING QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A MATTER OF WHAT WE WILL NOT SEE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE WILL SEE.

MUCH OF THIS MONEY GOES TO FUND PROJECTS AT STATE AGENCIES, AS WELL AS NONPROFIT ENTITIES, IT ALSO GOES TO MAKE REMAINS TO STATE BUILDINGS AND IN SOME CASES, EVEN BUILDING NEW BUILDINGS.

THESE ARE THINGS NORMALLY WE'D SEE STATE AGENCIES REQUESTING FUNDING FOR THROUGH THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS.

BUT BECAUSE THOSE PROJECTS HAD BEEN FUNDED WITH THE ARPA MONEY, THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO DO THAT, AND THEY CAN FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON OTHER APPROPRIATION NEEDS.

>> WE'VE GOT ABOUT 30 SECONDS LEFT.

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THIS MONEY IS SPENT APPROPRIATELY?

WHERE DOES THE OVERSIGHT COME FROM?

>> WELL, REALLY, IT'S A MULTI-LAYERED PROCESS.

FIRST, THE AGENCY THAT RECEIVES THE MONEY, WHETHER THEY'RE SPENDING IT THEMSELVES OR PASSING IT ON FO A NONPROFIT ENTITY, WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.

THE LEGISLATURE ALSO CHARGED THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING PUBLISHING CERTAIN INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, AND THEN, FINALLY, THE LEGISLATURE ITSELF PLEDGED TO USE THAT INFORMATION, AS WELL AS OTHER REPORTS PROVIDED BY THE AGENCIES AND OMES TO ENSURE THAT THE MONEY IS PROPERLY SPENT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.

>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

>> THANKS TO A $15 MILLION CONTRACT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY HAS LAUNCHED THE COUNTER UAS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

THE MISSION IS TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY WHICH CAN STOP A WEAPONIZED DRONE OR SOME OTHER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

THE CENTER WILL WORK WITH FORT SILL TO DEVELOP PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.

>> THIS 15 MILLION CONTRACT KNOWN AS THE INDEFINITE, INDEFINITE QUANTITY WILL SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN DEFENSE SECURITY AND MORE.

TOGETHER, WE WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP AND TEST COUNTER UAS CAPABILITIES AND ATTRACT A SKILLED SECURITY-CLEARED WORKFORCE TO DEVELOP AND TEST THIS TECHNOLOGY.

>> THE CENTER WAS BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT.

THIS IS COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK IN OKLAHOMA WHERE HIGH SCHOOLS ENCOURAGE THEIR STUDENTS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION.

TAELYR JACKSON REPORTS ON WHAT THAT ENTAILS AND WHICH SCHOOLS ARE DOING THE BEST JOB OF IT.

>> Reporter: THE OKLAHOMA COLLEGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ENCOURAGED HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN OKLAHOMA COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK TO GIVE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR COLLEGE.

>> COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK IS ACTUALLY A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN THAT ENCOURAGES SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE GOING TO COLLEGE AND TO ALSO HELP SIMPLIFY THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

>> Reporter: MELISSA NEAL IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OKLAHOMA COLLEGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS OCAP, WHICH IS A DIVISION UNDER THE STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

>> WE PROVIDE PLANNING AND SUPPORT MATERIALS TO EVENT COORDINATORS AND THEIR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP THEM PLAN THEIR LOCAL EVENTS.

SO, USING THOSE MATERIALS, THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS AS THEY PHYSICALLY LOG ON AND COMPLETE THEIR APPLICATIONS.

>> Reporter: KINGFISHER HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF 130 SCHOOLS AROUND THE STATE THAT PARTICIPATED.

KINGFISHER HIGH SCHOOL SECONDARY DIRECTOR SAYS STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED COLLEGE RETURNED THIS WEEK TO SPEAK TO CURRENT SENIORS.

>> ONE OF THEM DOESN'T COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR TWO YEARS AND THEN WENT TO A FOUR-YEAR AND OTHERS.

SO, WE HAD STUDENTS WHO HAVE GONE DOWN THAT COLLEGE PATH, BUT HAVE FOUND DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT.

THEY CAME AND SPOKE TO OUR SENIORS AND THEN OUR SENIORS GOT TO ASK QUESTIONS AND KIND OF START TO THINK ABOUT HOW THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE THAT WORK FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: KINGFISHER HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS ALSO DESIGNATED TIME FOR STUDENTS TO FILL OUT COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

JOB APPLICATIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO DECIDED NOT TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.

>> JUST STARTING THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND KIND OF KNOWING WHAT KIND OF STEPS YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO COMPLETE IT BECAUSE IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING.

>> Reporter: NEAL SAYS IF SCHOOLS CHOOSE NOT TO HOST A COLLEGE APP EVENT, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS STILL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL MATERIAL ONLINE.

>> THEY CAN LOG ON THE okcollegeappweek.org AND GET A STUDENT PACKETS THAT WILL HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: OKLAHOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN PREPARING THEIR STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE.

LAST WEEK, 90 OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED A COLLEGE SUCCESS AWARD, INCLUDING WESTMORE HIGH SCHOOL, KINGFISHER HIGH SCHOOL AND JONES HIGH SCHOOL.

WESTMORE PRINCIPAL DANNY REED SAYS HAVING SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS STARTS WITH HAVING DEDICATED TEACHERS.

>> TEACHERS WHO CARE, TEACHERS WHO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH STUDENTS, MAKE SURE THEY'RE DOING THEIR WORK AND TURNING ASSIGNMENTS IN AND THAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TEACHER AND STUDENT IS PRIORITY NUMBER ONE.

>> Reporter: WESTMORE HAS WON THE AWARD EVERY YEAR SINCE 2020.

JENNIFER PETERS SAYS WESTMORE, ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, HAVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO HELP STUDENTS CREATE ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANS.

>> THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS SO THAT OUR STUDENTS FEEL PREPARED LEAVING HIGH SCHOOL, THEY HAVE A PLAN TO HELP SHAPE THEIR NEXT STEPS.

IT FIT BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE WAY WE WERE ALREADY DOING THINGS, SO WE JUST KIND OF EXPANDED OUR CURRENT PROGRAM, UM, AND IT IS NOW COMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS START BY TAKING ASSESSMENTS TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN LIFE.

>> THEY ARE SETTING SMART GOALS AND SHOWING PROGRESS WORKING TOWARDS THEM, THEY ARE CHOOSING THEIR CLASSES AT WESTMORE ON PURPOSE SO THEY ARE ALIGNING WITH THEIR AREA OF INTEREST AND THOSE FUTURE CAREERS.

AND THEN THE LAST PIECE IS KIND OF BUILDING INTO THEIR EXPERIENCE A WORK-BASED OR A SERVICE-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY.

>> Reporter: PETERS WORKS CLOSELY WITH COUNSELORS TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS A STUDENT MIGHT HAVE.

>> OUR COUNSELING CENTER SCHEDULES COLLEGE VISITS TO OUR CAMPUS.

SOMETIMES THEY'LL BE SET UP IN THE LECTURE CENTER OR THE AUDITORIUM SO THERE'S A LITTLE MORE SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS HELPING WITH SOME OF THOSE BIG QUESTIONS.

>> Reporter: AT JONES HIGH SCHOOL, ELIGIBLE STUDENTS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT, WHICH ALLOWED STUDENTS TO RECEIVE BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ACADEMIC CREDITS.

>> WE'RE ALSO PARTNERRED WITH ROSE STATE COLLEGE SO WE INTERACT WITH A LOT OF COLLEGE FAIR ACTIVITIES AND WE, IN ADDITION, HAVE A COLLEGE PREP CLASS.

FIRST SEMESTER IS FOR SENIORS, SECOND SEMESTER IS FOR JUNIORS.

>> Reporter: ADMISSION COUNSELORS AND RECRUITERS OFTEN VISIT THE COLLEGE PREP CLASS TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS TO THE STUDENTS?

>> THAT INCLUDES MILITARY RECRUITERS AND ANY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, CAREERS, SO WE'VE HAD LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL COME IN AND WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN THESE ARENAS.

>> Reporter: ALL THREE SCHOOLS SAY IT IS BENEFICIAL TO START SPEAKING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT COLLEGE OR TRADE SCHOOL AS EARLY AS MIDDLE SCHOOL SO THEY CAN ASSESS WHAT ACADEMIC PATH, ADVANCED PLACEMENT OR STANDARD CURRICULUM IS BEST FOR EACH STUDENT.

TAELYR JACKSON, THE "THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

>> TAELYR, THANK YOU.

NOW, ONCE IN COLLEGE, MANY STUDENTS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON A GRADUATE DEGREE AND THANKS TO A $3.5 MILLION GRANT, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY IS TARGETING NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOLARS THAT CONSIDER A CAREER IN MEDICINE AND NOW KENNEDY SEPULVADO.

>> Reporter: RICH, THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES TO ADD MORE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS, PLUS HIRE INDIGENOUS FACULTY AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGES TO BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS.

ONLY .2% OF PHYSICIANS IN THE UNITED STATES IDENTIFY AS NATIVE AMERICAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE.

>> VERY, VERY FEW PHYSICIANS ARE NATIVE AMERICANS, VERY, VERY FEW.

AND WE'RE PUTTING OUT 15-20% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NATIVE AMERICAN, SO WE'RE REALLY INCREASING THE NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: INDIGENOUS STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED AT OSU'S COLLEGE OF COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN TULSA.

IN 2020, OKLAHOMA STATE'S NEWEST COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE END TO CHEROKEE NATION RESERVATION IN TALIHINA, OKLAHOMA.

>> WE ACTUALLY DO GRADUATE MORE NATIVE AMERICANS THAN ANY OTHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC INSTITUTION IN THE U.S. >> Reporter: THE COLLEGE OFFERS A RURAL MEDICAL TRACT TO TRAIN STUDENTS TO BECOME RURAL PHYSICIANS AND PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA'S MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES.

RURAL MEDICAL TRACT BECAME THE BLUEPRINT FOR A NEW FOCUS.

>> LAST YEAR WE LAUNCHED OUR TRIBAL MEDICAL TRACT WHICH TAKES A SMALL COHORT OF MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO APPLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRACT, AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO HELP US RECRUIT MORE NATIVE AMERICANS INTO OUR PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY'LL WANT TO GET INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: SECOND-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT CASSIE McCOY IS IN THE TRIBAL MEDICAL TRACT.

>> I FOUND OUT LAST WEEK THAT I DID GET IT.

IT'S BASICALLY THEY HELP YOU GET MORE -- LIKE, BE ABLE TO WORK AT TRIBES.

THERE'S A LOT MORE PLANNING THAT GOES INTO THAT.

THOSE CONTRACTS HAVE TO BE SET UP AND IN PLACE.

YOU TAILOR YOU SCHEDULE TO ROTATE.

>> Reporter: McCOY IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE TRIBE.

SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING IN THE TRIBE.

>> I NOTICED THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY ROTATION SPOTS IN THAT AREA.

THIS YEAR, THEY'VE ADDED THE NORTHWESTERN TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEM INTO ONE OF THE ROTATION SITES, SO THAT'S WHERE I PLAN ON DOING MY ROTATION AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE WORKING THERE ONE DAY.

>> Reporter: McCOY'S INTEREST IN MEDICINE BEGAN WHEN HE WAS 5 YEARS OLD AFTER A GROUP OF DOCTORS SAVED HER FATHER'S LIFE AND HAD SURGERY.

THE EXPERIENCE CHANGED HER OUTLOOK ON MEDICAL PRACTICES.

>> IT MADE IT A LOT MORE PERSONAL AND LED ME TO PURSUING OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE TWO TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS.

ALOE PATHIC WHICH IS ABBREVIATED MISDEMEANOR AND OSTEOPASTIC WHICH IS ABBREVIATED D.O.

FOR THE PHYSICIAN'S TITLE.

>> THE D.O.

'S SPEND MORE TIME AND GET TO KNOW THEIR PATIENTS AND LEARN MORE HISTORY.

THEIR TENETS ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH THE PHILOSOPHIES AND LEARNINGS OF NATIVE AMERICANS.

SO, MIND, BODY SPIRIT ALL TIES TOGETHER WITH HEALTH CARE.

IT'S NOT I HAVE A HEADACHE, HERE'S A PILL, SEE YA LATER.

WHAT IS CAUSING THE HEADACHE?

SO THEY TRY TO TREAT THE WHOLE PERSON.

THAT'S WHAT THE OSTEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY IS ALL ABOUT AND FOUNDED ON.

>> Reporter: THESE TEACHINGS TRANSLATE DIRECTLY INTO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM.

>> WITH THE AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, WE APPROACH OUR PATIENT FROM A HOLISTIC POINT OF VIEW.

WE ALWAYS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THEIR CULTURAL PREFERENCES.

THERE IS A SENSITIVITY AROUND THAT, WHICH HELPS US BE BETTER PRACTITIONERS.

>> WE ARE FACTORING IN CULTURE, THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT AND SEEING, OKAY, WHAT IS THE CULTURE LIKE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST, LIKE, HOW DOES THEIR TRIBAL VOICE AFFECTED AND ALSO BEING IN A SMALL COMMUNITY, THE WAY OF LIFE THERE, HOW ARE WE INCORPORATING THAT INTO OUR CARE?

IT CAN BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE, ESPECIALLY IN OKLAHOMA, WE HAVE 39 TRIBES.

THEY'RE HEADQUARTERED HERE SO, IN THOSE 39 TRIBES, YOU HAVE AT LEAST 39 DIFFERENT SETS OF BELIEFS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF.

LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE TRIBES HAVE SEVERAL CLANS THAT HAVE DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES.

>> Reporter: THE $3.5 MILLION HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICE ADMINISTRATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE GRANT WILL ALSO HELP HIRE MORE FACULTY.

>> I'M ONE OF FEW NATIVE AMERICAN FACULTY AND EVEN FEWER ADMINISTRATORS IN A MEDICAL PROGRAM WHO IS NATIVE AMERICAN.

SO, NOT EVERYONE'S GOING TO GO MEDICAL SCHOOL.

THERE CAN BE PRE-MEDS THAT MIGHT STAY INTERESTED IN THE SCIENCE AND END THE RESEARCH AND END THE TEACHERING AND TRAINING END AND WE NEED THOSE FOLKS AS WELL.

>> WE HAVE A PHYSICIAN WHO IS ONE OF OUR FACULTY MEMBERS.

HER NAME IS Dr. JOHNSON.

SHE IS CHEROKEE.

SHE IS VERY PROUD OF HER CULTURE.

SEEING PEOPLE LIKE THAT, IT ENCOURAGES MORE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TO GO INTO MEDICINE.

I THINK IT JUST CREATES A CYCLE OF SEEING THESE LEADERS AND FOLLOWING SUIT.

>> Reporter: OSU CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CANCER CENTER RECEIVED A $2 MILLION GRANT FROM THE U.S. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE THAT AIMS TO INCREASE REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENOUS STUDENTS IN BIOMEDICAL AND CANCER RESEARCH.

RICH?

>> KENNEDY, THANK YOU.

ESG STANDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

MORE AND MORE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES ARE ADOPTING THE PRINCIPLES, WHICH INVOLVES CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL CONCERNS WHEN DEVELOPING A BUSINESS STRATEGY.

THE FUTURE IS NOW.

OTHERS SAY, GO WOKE AND GO BROKE AND BELIEVE COMPANIES NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR BOTTOM LINE.

SOUNDS LIKE AN OUTSTANDING OPENING THE COMING UP LATER ON IN THIS NEWSCAST WITH MODERATOR SUSAN CADOT.

>> ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A METHOD OF INVESTING, A METHOD OF SOCIAL INVESTING.

AND IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ESG, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY CHOOSING TO INVEST OR GIVING PREFERENCE TO COMPANIES THAT PLACE A PRIORITY ON ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS.

>> THIS IS THE MAYA ANGELOU APPROACH.

WE SHOULD DO BETTER WHEN WE KNOW WE CAN.

THERE ARE WAYS TO BE THIS BRIDGE OF -- MY FAVORITE PART OF TALKING ABOUT IT IS THIS IS TO REWARD THE GOOD WORK.

>> THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO THE AMERICAN EDITOR.

CEO OF DISNEY DOESN'T HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE.

HE HAS A DUTY OF LOYALTY AND DUTY OF CARE TO HIS SHAREHOLDERS.

>> STICK AROUND FOR THE REST OF THAT LIVELY CONVERSATION COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES FROM NOW.

>> WE'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING NATIONAL SUICIDE AWARENESS MONTH IN SEPTEMBER WITH A SERIES OF SPECIAL REPORTS FROM STEVE SHAW AND WE BEGIN OUR FINAL REPORT WITH A FACT THAT I THINK WILL REALLY SURPRISE YOU.

THE INDUSTRY WITH THE MOST SUICIDE VICTIMS IS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

>> Reporter: RICH, THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF REASONS, INCLUDING LONG HOURS AND ISOLATION, WHY EXPERTS SAY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK.

THE GOOD NEWS IS EFFORTS ARE UNDER WAY TO TURN THE TIDE.

>> YES, THIS WILL BE THE COLLEGE CAREER CENTER FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL HERE.

>> Reporter: LUKE WHITMORE IS REGIONAL SAFETY DIRECTOR FOR BOLDT CONSTRUCTION, WHICH HAS OFFICES ALL OVER THE U.S. >> AND CURRENTLY, ABOUT A DOZEN JOB SITES IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA, INCLUDING THIS CAREER CENTER ADDITION AT SOUTHMORE HIGH SCHOOL IN MOORE.

>> THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY.

A LOT OF IT IS TRAINING, MAKING SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS, THE RIGHT PLANS, BUT THIS IS A TOTALLY ASPECT TO IT, THINKING ABOUT SOMEBODY'S MENTAL SPACE AND THEY COULD BE HAVING THOUGHTS AND COULD PLAY INTO HOW THEY PERFORM AND THEIR HEALTH IN GENERAL.

>> Reporter: A NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORT IN 2016 THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME GROUPED SUICIDES BY INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION REVEALED A STAGGERING TRUTH: CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT SUICIDE THAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS.

18 MONTHS AGO, BOLDT STARTED AN EMPLOYEE SUICIDE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

90 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE U.S.

UNDER WENT TRAINING TO ASSIST THEM IN IDENTIFYING FELLOW WORKERS WHO MAY NEED HELP.

IT'S CALLED BOLDT GOALKEEPER PROGRAM.

CORRINE HUGUEZ IS ONE OF THE 90 GOALKEEPERS.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS.

THERE'S A LOT OF TRAVEL INVOLVED.

UM, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SHIFT WORK WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD BE WORKING FROM MIDNIGHT TILL WHATEVER HOUR AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION IN THAT, YOU KNOW, BEING AWAY FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS, JUST YOUR NETWORK OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IT CAN ISOLATE YOU.

>> LONG HOURS.

COULD BE WORKING LOTS OF DAYS AWAY FROM HOME.

YOU COULD BE TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT STATES.

THERE'S ALSO JUST THIS GENERAL STIGMA IN CONSTRUCTION OF BEING TOUGH, RIGHT, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO POWER THROUGH THINGS AND TYPICALLY NOT TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS.

IT'S A GREAT THING WE'RE TALKING MORE AND MORE, OPENING UP THAT CONVERSATION.

THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT IT, THE MORE IT WILL BE DESTIGMATIZED AND GET PEOPLE THE HELP THEY NEED.

>> Reporter: MICHELLE WALKER IS A PAST CHAIRMAN FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION.

THERE'S AN AVERAGE OF THREE WORKPLACE DEATHS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EACH DAY.

>> WHEN YOU TAKE THE RATE OF SUICIDES IN CONSTRUCTION AND, LIKE, EXTRAPOLATE THAT OUT TO HOW MANY SUICIDE DEATHS, THAT MEANS PER YEAR IN THE INDUSTRY, THE DAILY RATE IS 10-12 PER DAY.

>> Reporter: A LOT OF FORMER MILITARY MEMBERS CHOOSE SECOND CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IS THERE ANOTHER INDUSTRY OUT THERE THAT HAS AN IMAGE MORE MACHO THAN CONSTRUCTION?

TYLER BOLDT IS A PROJECT EXECUTIVE WITH BOLDT CONSTRUCTION.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT VIEW CONSTRUCTION THAT WAY, AND A LOT OF THE INDIVIDUALS WANT TO HAVE THAT BRAVADO ON SITE AND GETTING PAST THAT AND SEEING THE WARNING SIGNS AND BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE THAT PERSON.

>> Reporter: WHAT MAKES SUICIDE FURTHER MADDENING IS SOMETIMES THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS.

JERRY HOVARTER IS BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE SHEET METAL WORKERS.

>> THE PRESIDENT OF OR LOCAL PASSED WAY BY SUICIDE ON MARCH 1st OF 2021.

HE WAS SOMEBODY THAT WORKED FOR ONE OF OUR LARGER CONTRACTORS.

HE WAS A FIELD SUPERINTENDENT.

HE WAS 55 YEARS OF AGE.

FOR WHATEVER REASON, NO WARNING SIGNS, NO NOTHING.

>> Reporter: HOVARTER SAYS TWO MONTHS AGO A TRAINER AT THE SHEET METAL WORKERS UNION INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CENTER NEAR WASHINGTON, D.C.

COMMITTED SUICIDE.

I DIDN'T KNOW HIM QUITE AS WELL ON A PERSONAL LEVEL AS I DID OUR PRESIDENT, BUT IT WAS STILL SHOCKING IN ITSELF.

BECAUSE YOU WOULD SEE HIM PUT ON CLASSES, AND HE WOULD SPEAK AT CONFERENCES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT HIM TO BE TAKING HIS LIFE IN THAT MOSTLY SUNNY EITHER.

>> Reporter: YOU KNOW, COVID-19 DIDN'T DO THIS SUBJECT ANY FAVORS, DID IT?

>> IT DID NOT.

>> Reporter: HOVARTER SAYS HIS MEMBERSHIP IS WORKING ON WAYS TO BETTER COMMUNICATE.

BOLDT CONSTRUCTION'S SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION, TONY YANDA HAS EARLY FEEDBACK TO THE GOALKEEPER PROGRAM HAS BEEN GOOD.

>> I THINK PEOPLE STRUGGLE TALKING TO OTHERS ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS SOMETIMES, AND WE DON'T THAT KIND OF CULTURE.

WE WANT THE CULTURE THAT IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING, IF YOU DO HAVE ISSUES, HEY, OPEN THE DOOR AND HAVE THE CONVERSATION.

>> WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO, BUT THIS MONTH BEING SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH, YOU KNOW, WHEN I LOOK BACK TO 2016, WHICH WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE WERE WORKING ON THIS, AND WE WERE KIND OF VERY FEW VOICES TALKING ABOUT IT DURING SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH AND NOW IT'S OVERWHELMING TO SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS AND, YOU KNOW, GIVING EXAMPLES AND TESTIMONIALS OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THEIR COMPANIES AND HOW THEY'RE HELPING THE PEOPLE.

SO, IT'S DEFINITELY CATCHING ON.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO MICHELLE WALKER, THE INDUSTRY WITH THE SECOND LARGS PERCENTAGE OF SOYUZ IS THE EXTRACTION INDUSTRY, WHICH INCLUDES MINING AND THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

>> LINE CREWS FROM OG&E ARE IN FLORIDA AS WE SPEAK HELPING TO RESTORE POWER FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING LANDFALL OF HURRICANE IAN.

95 OG&E WORKERS LEFT OKLAHOMA EARLY MONDAY MORNING TO BEGIN THE 950-MILE TRIP TO THEIR STAGING AREA IN TAMPA.

THE OG&E CREWS COULD SPEND AS MUCH AS TWO WEEKS IN FLORIDA HELPING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GET THEIR ELECTRICITY RESTORED.

THE HELP FROM OKLAHOMA WAS REQUESTED BY TAMPA ELECTRIC.

NOW, IN ADDITION TO THAT, 17 LINE WORKERS FROM THE GRAND RIVER DAM AUTHORITY AND FOUR MORE ARE ALSO IN FLORIDA HELPING TO RESTORE POWER TO AREAS DEVASTATED BY THE STORM.

RECENTLY, BOTH OF THOSE PUBLIC POWER UTILITIES COMPETED IN A FRIENDLY BUT IMPORTANT TRAINING COMPETITION.

THEY RECOGNIZE THE VITAL AND DANGEROUS WORK THEY DO TO RESTORE POWER.

PHOTOGRAPHER CORY KEENAN HAS THE REPORT ON THE LINE WORKERS RODEO IN LAKE ARCADIA IN EDMOND.

♪ >> WE HAVE 16 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING 10 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS COMPETING TODAY.

♪ THIS EVENT IS PUT ON BY THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEMS OF OKLAHOMA, MISO.

THEY COMPROMISE 63 ELECTRIC UTILITIES FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

WE HAVE AN EVENT WHERE THEY'RE PAIRED UP WITH MEMBERS FROM OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

THE LINE WORKERS COMPROMISE FROM APPRENTICE TO JOURNEYMEN LINEMEN TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILL LEVEL.

WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS THEY WORK QUICKLY, EFFICIENTLY BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY SAFELY BECAUSE WE STRESS SAFETY AND ONE OF THE THINGS THIS EVENT IS GEARED TO DO IS TO ALLOW THEM TO LOOK AT HOW OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DO THIS TYPE OF WORK SO THEY CAN LEARN THINGS TO BE MORE SAFE ON THE JOB AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOES HOME SAFE AT THE END OF THE DAY.

>> I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT TO IT.

IT'S FUN TO GET EVERYBODY OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS A LITTLE BIT AND SEE HOW EVERYBODY CLIMBS.

YOU KNOW, YOU WORK WITH YOUR HANDS.

IT'S WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY AND NICE TO PUT IT TO THE TEST.

>> ONE OF THE EVENTS IS THE HURT MAN RESCUE.

THERE'S AN OBSTACLE COURSE FOR APPRENTICES WHERE THEY HAVE TO DO VARIOUS TASKS THROUGHOUT THAT EVENT.

THERE'S A SPEED CLIMB, TRYING TO GET UP AND DOWN A POLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THERE IS A CHANGEOUT TO DOING THE ACTUAL WORK.

THERE'S A VARIETY OF EVENTS THAT TEST THEIR SKILLS.

>> WE ALL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE OSHA GUIDELINES, WE ALL HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR SAFETY POLICIES WITHIN, AND THE TRAIN IS IMMENSE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS TRAINING.

OUR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IS THE BEST TRAINING.

IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO ENJOYS BEING OUTSIDE, ENJOYS WORKING OUTSIDE, IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO LIKES SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY DAY, THEN BEING A LINEMAN IS -- IT'S THAT JOB.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT DAY WHEN YOU WAKE UP.

>> THESE ARE THE WORKERS WHO ARE OUT THERE DAY TO DAY KEEPING THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM OPERATING, RELIABLE, SAFE FOR YOU AT YOUR HOME AND BUSINESSES.

>> YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT THE ELECTRIC UTILITY UNTIL THEIR POWER IS OUT.

REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER, THEY ARE OUT THERE MAKING SURE YOUR POWER IS RESTORED AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS SAFE FOR YOU.

>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THIS BUSINESS, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

THERE'S GONNA BE A STORM CHRISTMAS EVE, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE IT.

YOU KNOW THIS IS PART OF THE JOB AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE DEPENDING ON YOU TO BE THERE.

>> WE'RE ALL HERE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, SO YOU DO SEE A LOT OF FAMILIES OUT HERE SUPPORTING THEIR HUSBANDS AND WIVES AS THEY GO THROUGH THE EVENTS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE THAT SUPPORT FROM HOME BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS JOB.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GOES HOME SAFE AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND THEY HAVE THAT SUPPORT NETWORK, NOT ONLY AT WORK BUT AT HOME AS WELL.

>> AS YOU DO THESE TRAINING EVENTS, YOU HAVE TO DO THEM RIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO DO THEM SAFE.

IF YOU DO NOT, THEN YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.

IT'S A COMPLETE TRAINING EVENT, AND YOU'RE HAVING TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND ACTUALLY DO THAT JOB TASK AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, THE RIGHT SAFETY PRACTICES.

♪ >> CORY, NICE JOB WITH THAT PIECE.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE FIRST PLACE WINNERS.

ESG IS TAKING AMERICA'S CORPORATE WORLD BY STORM AND STANDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

SOME OKLAHOMA LAWMAKERS HAVE COME OUT AGAINST ESG IN A PAST LEGISLATION TO LIMIT THE IMPACT IN OUR STATE.

OTHERS BELIEVE IT'S THE FUTURE OF DOING BUSINESS IN AMERICA.

WITH MORE ON THOSE OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS AND WHAT ESG IS, WE'RE JOINED BY MODERATOR SUSAN CADOT AND HER PANEL OF GUESTS FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION.

>> THANK YOU, RICH.

WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SALES FOR PROJECT CANARY OUT OF DENVER.

WE HAVE ADAN HOFF, WHO IS THE HEAD OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR STRIVE AND HE'S OUT OF OHIO.

THEN WE HAVE DAMON KING, AN INVESTMENT ADVISER FOR CHAPPELWOOD FINANCIAL ADVISORS OUT OF OKLAHOMA.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US.

I'D LIKE TO SAY NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME VIEWPOINT ON ESG.

BUT I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

I HAD TO GO RESEARCH IT.

WHAT IS ESG?

>> ESG IS AN ACRONYM THAT STANDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A METHOD OF INVESTING, A METHOD OF SOCIAL INVESTING.

IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING ESG, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY CHOOSING TO INVEST OR GIVING PREFERENCE TO COMPANIES THAT PLACE A PRIORITY ON ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS, YOU KNOW, BEING SMALL CARBON FOOTPRINT, FOR EXAMPLE; OR SOCIAL, MEANING, PERHAPS, THEY ARE MAKING SURE THAT THEIR SOCIAL FOOTPRINT AND BEING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE IS IMPORTANT.

OR AT THE GOVERNANCE LEGALLY, YOU -- LEVEL, THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP MAKES SURE THEY HAVE BROAD REPRESENTATION AMONG ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

>> JUSTIN, I WANT TO COME TO YOU NEXT.

WHAT IS THE MISSION FOR STRIVE, FIRST OF ALL?

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO US AND THEN HOW ESG COMES INTO PLAY?

>> YEAH, SURE.

THANKS SO MUCH, SUSAN.

STRIVE ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT, WE'RE A BRAND-NEW FIRM, WE LAUNCHED IN AUGUST ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

OUR MISSION IS TO RESTORE THE VOICE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS IN CORPORATE AMERICA.

WHAT WE SEE RIGHT NOW IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE A FIDUCIARY BREACH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THAT IS THE EVERYDAY OWNERS OF AMERICAN CAPITAL DON'T HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN CORPORATE AMERICA.

LET ME GIVE YOU A VERY CONCREATES EXAMPLE.

SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, A STATE PENSION FUND HOLDER IN OKLAHOMA, THAT IS MANAGED BY OUTSIDE FIRMS IN MANHATTAN WHO HAVE A DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEM, SO THEY USE THEIR SHAREHOLDER VOICE AND THEIR SHAREHOLDER VOTE IN WAYS THAT WHEN YOU POLL THE EVERYDAY AMERICANS DISAGREE WITH THIS.

SO, THEY'RE PUSHING ESG INITIATIVES THAT THE PENSION FUND HOLDERS THEMSELVES VERY OFTEN DON'T AGREE WITH.

AT STRIVE, WE WANT TO RESTORE THE VOICES OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN LOST IN CORPORATE AMERICA.

>> ALL RIGHT.

YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING SO FAR.

EXPLAIN WHAT PROJECT CANARY DOES AND WHY ESG IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR ORGANIZATION.

>> CANARY IS A DATA ANALYTICS COMPANY.

WE ALSO FOCUS ON AN OVERALL ENGINEERING-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

THOSE ARE TWO SIDES OF THE BUSINESS.

AND SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT OFTEN IS THAT WE BELIEVE IN THE MEASUREMENT ECONOMY, THINGS THAT WERE ONCE ESTIMATED IN THE PAST NOW ACTUALLY THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO BE MEASURED AND THERE ARE WAYS TO BE MEASURED MOVING FORWARD.

SO, WE REALLY PROVIDE THAT BRIDGE BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND WHAT IS NEEDED.

WE STARTED IN THE ENERGY VERTICAL AND WASTE AND AGRICULTURE WHERE WE FOCUS ON METHANE EMISSIONS BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE PART OF WHAT IS CHANGING IN OUR REGULATORY SPACE AND A BIG PART OF THE E INEST THAT DAMON DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING.

FOR COMPANIES, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DRIVERS THAT REALLY PULL PEOPLE TOWARDS EVEN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO, COMPANIES LIKE US, WHAT WE DO.

PART OF THAT IS IF YOU DO HAVE INVESTORS, YOU KNOW, COMING IN AND TRYING TO ESTABLISH, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS YOUR ESG STRATEGY, WHAT WAS DOES THAT MEAN, WE HELP BUILD UP THAT E PORTION, SO BEING DATA-DRIVEN, NOT LETTING THESE THINGS BE FUELED BY POLITICS OR OPINIONS, BUT REALLY COMING BACK TO DATA THAT IS NOW -- THAT NOW IS POSSIBLE TO BE PROVIDED IN A WAY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS WASN'T A PRIORITY OR REALLY A THING 10, 15, 20 YEARS AGO.

>> DAMON, JUSTIN BROUGHT UP A POINT THAT SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT WANT TO INVEST IN COMPANIES WHO FOCUS ON ESG.

HAVE YOU FOUND PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER AMONG YOUR CLIENTELE?

>> VERY MUCH SO.

HERE'S THE THING, I DON'T HAVE A SINGLE CLIENT THAT DOESN'T WANT CLEAN AIR OR WATER.

I DON'T HAVE A SINGLE CLIENT THAT DOESN'T WANT EVERYONE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY.

IT'S NOT THAT THEY DON'T WANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE.

THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN IS THIS, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT THE INVESTMENT DECISIONS THAT WE AND THE INVESTMENT STRATEGISTS WE WORK TO BE ENTIRELY GOVERNED BY THESE ESG SCORES.

ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES WITH A LOT OF THE ESG SCORES THAT YOU'LL GET, SO, THE HIGHER A COMPANY'S ESG SCORE IS, THE MORE CLOSELY THEY ADHERE TO THAT MANDATE.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCORING SYSTEMS OUT THERE.

ONE SYSTEM MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM ANOTHER.

>> JUSTIN, FOCUSING ON CLIMATE AND THE ENERGY SECTOR.

SHE IS FROM OKLAHOMA.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE ENERGY SECTOR, HOW HAS THIS ESG BEEN AFFECTING THE ENERGY SECTOR?

IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OKLAHOMA'S ECONOMY?

>> ESG IS ESSENTIALLY WHATEVER AN INTEREST GROUP CAN'T DONE LEGISLATIVELY OR IN THE COURTS, THEY TRY TO GET IT THROUGH THE BACK DOOR OF AMERICAN BUSINESS.

LET'S FOCUS ON THE E, RIGHT.

THEY'VE FAILED TO RATIFY THAT.

WHAT DO THE ACTIVISTS DO?

THEY GO TO COMPANIES LIKE CHEVRON, AN AMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY, AND THEY TELL THEM THEY NEED TO CUT THEIR SCOPE THREE EMISSIONS, NOT GETTING TOO IN-DEPTH, IT MEANS CHEVRON WOULD NOT ONLY NEED TO CUT ITS OWN EMISSIONS BUT CUT THE EMISSIONS OF THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PARTNERS AS WELL.

SO, THAT SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL, THAT GOT MORE THAN 60% OF THE VOTE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BECAUSE, GAIN, THE EVERYDAY AMERICANS WHO INVEST IN CHEVRON, THEIR VOTE AND THEIR VALUES ARE NOT BEING REFLECTED ON THE CORPORATE PROXY BALLOT.

SO WHAT IS THE E OF ESG DOING TO AMERICAN ENERGY COMPANIES?

IT'S HAMSTRINGING THEM.

AT STRIVE, OUR GOAL IS TO TAKE THE ESG SHACKLES OFF OF THE AMERICAN ENERGY SECTOR BECAUSE BIG ASSESSMENT MANAGERS LIKE BLACKROCK, STATE STREET AND VANGUARD PUSH THESE TO AMERICAN COMPANIES.

WHEN YOU'RE PAYING $6 AT THE GAS TANK, SURE, BLAME PRESIDENT BIDEN AND SOME OF THE POLICIES OUT OF WASHINGTON, D.C., BUT BLAME THE CEO OF BLACKROCK BECAUSE HE BEARS A LOT OF BLAME AS WELL.

>> WHY WOULD THEY HAVE TO USE ESG IF IT'S A PRIVATE COMPANY?

>> THEY BOTH MADE GOOD POINTS.

THERE'S NO STANDARD HERE.

IT'S A VOLUNTARY MARKET.

ALL OPERATORS ARE TRYING TO DO IS DIFFERENTIATE THEIR COMMODITY, AND IT'S HARD WHEN THERE'S NO STANDARD.

I NEVER SIT THERE AND SAY, IF YOU DO THIS, I PROMISE YOU A PREMIUM ON YOUR GAS.

YOU HAVE TO DO THIS NOW AND THE PASSING OF THE RECENT IRA, WE DON'T WHAT TERMS LIKE EMPIRICAL DATA MEAN.

IN TERMS OF STATE AND LEGISLATION, THERE ARE OTHER STATES LIKE COLORADO THAT HAVE REG7.

I MEAN, REALLY TOUGH REGULATIONS THAT HAVE PASSED ON OPERATIONS, A LOT TO DO WITH SETBACK RULES WHERE THEY HAVE TO BE MONITORED 10 DAYS BEFORE COMPLETION OF A WELL OR FRACKING AND SIX MONTHS AFTER.

WE DO THE MONITORING PORTION OF THAT.

SO, AGAIN, OUR PIECE IS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY ON A REGULATION BASIS, BUT ALSO TRY TO STAY AHEAD OF STATE POLICIES TO SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO HELP YOU MAKE AN INFORMED EDUCATIONAL DECISION ON THE TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE.

IN TERMS OF TOUGHNESS ON STATES, CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO, WYOMING AND COLORADO, THEY ALL ARE AFFECTED A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER THAN OKLAHOMA RIGHT NOW, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THINGS CONTINUE TO CHANGE.

>> I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU FOR A BIT.

I THINK YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS FAIRLY RECENTLY IF YOUR CAREER.

WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE PASSIONATE ABOUT ESG MEASURES?

>> YES, NO, I DID A LOT OF THINKING BEFORE TAKING THIS JOB.

I HAD GREW UP ON THE CHESAPEAKE CAMPUS IN THE ERA OF AUBREY AND WORK WITH CHESAPEAKE AS A CUSTOMER ON THE SIDE AND WORK ON THE GEOLOGY SIDE, ON THE SCIENCE SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY.

I ALWAYS WAS ON THE FRONT END OF IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE AND UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY HOW HEAVILY A REGULATED INDUSTRY THIS IS AND EVEN EXPERIENCED A LITTLE BIT OF CULTURE SHOCK.

GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH, ENERGY RELIES ON ENERGY MORE DIRECTLY THAN ALL OF US DO.

I NEVER WANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK IN THOSE THINGS BEING IMPORTANT TO ME.

I WENT TO AWS FOR A WHILE.

THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

IT DID LEAD ME TO A POINT THAT SAID, CAN I BE PROUD OF MY PAST, BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE A PROVIDER OF NATURAL GAS, NOT ONLY TO US, BUT, I MEAN, LOOK AT EUROPE AND LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THE NEED THAT IS THERE AND A LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE NOT ONLY IN OUR COUNTRY AND CANADA AND ALSO BELIEVE, AND I CALL THIS MAYA ANGELOU APPROACH, WE CAN DO THE BEST WE CAN.

WHEN WE KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER, WE SHOULD DO BETTER.

THERE'S A WAY OF BEING A BRIDGE.

MY FAVORITE PART OF TALKING ABOUT IT IS TO THIS IS TO REWARD THE GOOD WORK YOU'RE ALREADY DOING.

>> DAMON, YOU MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS ISN'T NEW.

IT FEELS NEW TO ME.

YOU SAID IT ISN'T NEW.

A, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN AROUND?

B, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WATERED DOWN TO A MORAL ISSUE VOIR A BOTTOM-LINE ISSUE?

>> I THINK IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE AT LEAST THE LATE '90s, EVEN.

A VERSION OF ESG-TYPE OF INVESTING.

IT'S STEADILY GROWN OVER THE LAST 20-30 YEARS.

I MEAN, IT'S A BIG DEAL IN TERMS OF THE NET ASSETS INVESTED IN AN ESG FUND.

AS FAR AS IT CAN BE WATERED DOWN, I'LL SAY IT THIS WAY.

I HAVE A LOT OF CLIENTS THAT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT OUR INVESTMENT DECISIONS OR THEIR PORTFOLIOS TO BE BASED ON A, QUOTE, ESG SCORE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO PRACTICE SOME FORM OF SOCIAL INVESTING.

I HAVE MANY CLIENTS THAT TELL ME, LOOK, I'M AS OPPOSED TO TOBACCO OR GAMBLING OR ALCOHOL OR GUNS OR WHATEVER, AND THEY CAN RESTRICT THOSE INDUSTRIES FROM THEIR PORTFOLIOS, AND WE HELP THEM DO THAT.

SO, YOU CAN PRACTICE SOCIAL INVESTING ON YOUR OWN, WHETHER YOU INVEST IN ESG FUNDS OR YOU SIMPLY RESTRICT THOSE INDUSTRIES OR THOSE KINDS OF COMPANIES ON YOUR OWN, AND YOUR WORK WITH YOUR ADVISER TO DO THAT.

SO, I THINK EVERYBODY HAS SOME FORM OF SOCIAL INVESTING THEY WANT TO PRACTICE.

MOST PEOPLE WANT CLEAN AIR AND WATER, THEY WANT SOCIAL JUSTICE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

THEY WANT TO BE ABLE, THOUGH, THAT BUILD A PORTFOLIO THAT REFLECTS THEIR PERSONAL VALUES AS OPPOSED TO WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE SAYS THEY SHOULD BELIEVE IN.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ECONOMY, BUSINESSES LARGE OR SMALL REALLY DO NEED TO LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LINE JUST TO STAY AFLOAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT SAYING YOU'RE AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT OR SOCIAL EQUITY FOR A DIVERSE POPULOUS, BUT WHERE IS THAT BALANCE?

WHY IS THERE SOME PUSHBACK AGAINST ESG JUST KIND OF FROM THE TRUE, PRACTICAL NATURE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS?

>> THERE ARE -- THERE'S A PLACE IN SOCIETY FOR CULTURE BATTLES.

THERE'S A PLACE IN SOCIETY FOR POLITICAL FIGHTS AND POLITICAL DECISIONS.

THOSE ARE CALLED STATEHOUSES AND CAPITOL HILL.

DECISIONS BEING MADE BY BUSINESS, THE LARGE ASSET MANAGERS, THEY RIGHTFULLY BELONG AT THE BALLOT BOX OF POLITICAL ELECTIONS, NOT THE CORPORATE BALLOT BOX.

LET'S TAKE ONE SPECIFIC ISSUE ON THE GOVERNS SIDE.

DAMON TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER.

WE TALKED ABOUT, BASICALLY, PUSHING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

WELL, WHY NOT PASS A LAW ON THAT.

>> WELL, BECAUSE FEDERALLY IT VIOLATES THE 14 AMENDMENT.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN TRIED TO PASS A LAW FOR YEARS MANDATING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

IT'S BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE COURTS AS ILLEGAL THERE EVERY SINGLE TIME.

SO, WHAT DO YOU DO?

YOU GO AROUND THE POLITICAL BALLOT BOX TO THE CORPORATE BALLOT BOX TO TRY TO ACHIEVE CHANGE.

LOOK AT DISNEY AND WHAT THEY DID WITH THE PARENTAL RIGHTS BILL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

AT STRIVE, WE'RE SAYING THERE IS A PLACE FOR POLITICS, BUT THAT'S ON CAPITOL HILL.

THE CEO OF DISNEY, HE DOESN'T HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE.

HE HAS DUTY OF LOYALTY AND DUTY OF CARE TO HIS SHAREHOLDERS.

SO, WE THINK COMPANIES THAT STAY FOCUSED ON THEIR MISSION AND STAY FOCUSED ON THEIR CUSTOMERS WILL ACHIEVE BETTER SUCCESS.

SO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING AS ASSET MANAGERS AT STRIVE.

WE SAY, WHAT IS YOUR MISSION?

IS YOUR MISSION TO BE A POLITICAL ACTOR?

OR IS YOUR MISSION TO BE A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DISNEY.

>> I KNOW THERE'S MUCH MORE TO SAY, BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THREE OF YOU FOR SHARING YOUR TIME AND EXPERTISE WITH US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YEAH, REALLY INFORMATIVE.

THANK YOU.

NOW, WHILE WE'RE TALKING BUSINESS, HERE IS JASON DOYLE WITH A RECAP OF THE WEEK'S ECONOMIC NEWS IN OUR OKLAHOMA CITY REVIEW.

>> THE CAPITAL CITY NABBED NUMBER FIVE ON STUDY OF BUSINESS PRICE INCREASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

82.5% OF BUSINESSES SURVEYED IN OKLAHOMA CITY REPORT INCREASED INPUT COSTS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

AS OKLAHOMA CITY GOES, SO DOES THE REST OF THE STATE.

THAT GIVES OKLAHOMA THE 19th HIGHEST RANKING IN THE STATE SURVEY.

MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THOSE OKLAHOMA BUSINESSES REPORT THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR NEW SUPPLIERS BECAUSE OF HIGHER COSTS.

>> OKLAHOMA STATE PARK VISITORS SPENT NOR THAN $354 MILLION IN 2021.

THAT GENERATED 15.5 MILLION TAX REVENUE FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA WHILE NEARBY COMMUNITIES BROUGHT IN.3 MILLION.

NEARLY 3,000 JOBS GENERATED BY VISITORS TO STATE PARKS LAST YEAR.

STILLWATER REGIONAL AIRPORT IS GOING THROUGH A GROWTH SPURT.

THE AIRPORT IS WRAPPING UP A TROTH PO EXPAND AREAS FOR PARKING PLANES AND ACCOMMODATING LARGER AIRCRAFT.

THAT IS ALLOWING AMERICAN AIRLINES TO BEGIN USING ITS LARGER AIRPLANES FOR SERVICE BETWEEN STILLWATER AND DALLAS-FORT WORTH.

STILLWATER REGIONAL AIRPORT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW TERMINAL IN 2024.

JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

>> NEXT, HOMEOWNERS IN NORMAN EXPLAIN THEIR OPPOSITION TO A $500 MILLION PROJECT TO SPEND TWO TURNPIKES THROUGH THEIR CITY.

IT'S A FIGHT WITH THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY THAT COULD BE DECIDED BY THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT.

STEVE SHAW REPORTS.

WE LOOK AT A SCULPTURE IN OKLAHOMA CITY CALLED "A BRIEF HISTORY IN TIME " BY MEXICAN ARTIST.

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