A state representative still denies making any inappropriate comments to a House page but he agreed to accept sanctions anyway.

"I take this matter very seriously and want to take steps to avoid even an appearance of impropriety," Rep. Will Fourkiller, D-Stilwell, wrote in a letter delivered Monday to House Speaker Charles McCall.

A special House committee in January investigated a complaint made against Fourkiller in 2015 by the page, then a high school student. The page reported in April 2015 that Fourkiller made comments about her looks that made her feel uncomfortable.

The committee on Feb. 2 recommended Fourkiller be banned from any direct involvement in the House page program for a year. The special committee also recommended he attend one-on-one professional training on proper workplace conduct.