By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefSupporters of legislation to allow some Oklahoma employers to opt out of the state's workers' compensation system by offering alternative benefit plans are trying to revive the proposal, which failed in the House of Representatives Wednesday night.The resuscitation attempt must come on Monday or Tuesday.House Bill 2155 by Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, failed on a vote of 42 ayes to 50 nays -- with 51 votes needed for passage in the 101-member House. The bill originally passed the House March 13 on a 70 to 22 vote.Rep. Fred Jordan, R-Jenks, used a par...
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