OK
Oklahoma House Bill HB2071

Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2071

Introduced
2/6/23  

Caption

Schools; requiring school district to spend certain percentage of budget on instructional expenditures; effective date; emergency.

Impact

The bill includes a mechanism for accountability, whereby school districts that persistently fail to meet the spending requirement for four consecutive years will receive a written warning from the State Department of Education. This notice must also be displayed on the district's website to ensure transparency. Failure to comply can lead to more severe consequences, including a mandated two percent permanent increase in teacher salaries for each year of non-compliance. This approach aims to directly strengthen the financial commitment to educational instruction by incentivizing schools to adhere to budgetary guidelines.

Summary

House Bill 2071 mandates that each school district in Oklahoma must allocate at least sixty percent of its annual budget towards instructional expenditures starting from the 2023-2024 school year. This provision aims to ensure that a significant majority of school funding directly benefits educational instruction rather than administrative or other non-instructional expenditures. The bill further stipulates that if a school district fails to meet this requirement, it must increase its instructional spending by a minimum of two percent annually until compliance is achieved.

Contention

Critics of the bill may argue that while it seeks to bolster instructional spending, it places undue pressure on school districts, potentially limiting their autonomy in budgetary decisions. There is also concern regarding the definition of instructional expenditures and the feasibility of achieving this mandate, especially for districts facing financial constraints. Furthermore, the stipulation for increased teacher compensation related to compliance may lead to budgetary dilemmas that could affect other aspects of school operations, raising questions about the balance between adhering to state mandates and ensuring comprehensive educational quality.

Latest OK HB2071 Activity

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Companion Bills

OK HB2071

Carry Over Schools; requiring school district to spend certain percentage of budget on instructional expenditures; effective date; emergency.

Previously Filed As

OK HB2071

Schools; requiring school district to spend certain percentage of budget on instructional expenditures; effective date; emergency.

OK HB2540

Schools; requiring board of education to spend at least sixty-five percent of its operational expenditures on classroom expenditures; effective date; emergency.

OK HB2080

Schools; State Aid; removing certain limitation on administrative services expenditures; effective date; emergency.

OK SB100

Schools; requiring districts to undergo certain risk and vulnerability assessment by certain date. Effective date. Emergency.

OK SB1

School funding; requiring online posting of carryover amounts; removing limits on school district general fund carryover. Effective date. Emergency.

OK HB2076

Charter schools; creating the Statewide Charter School Board; repealers; effective dates; emergency.

OK SB12

Schools; modifying requirements with which school districts must comply to adopt certain school-hours policy. Effective date. Emergency.

OK HB2415

Schools; school year length; allowing school districts to adopt a school-hours policy with specified minimum number of days beginning with certain school year; effective date; emergency.

OK HB2414

Schools; charter schools; modifying provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act to provide transparency and accountability; effective date; emergency.

OK SB203

Schools; removing certain requirements to adopt certain school-hours policy. Effective date. Emergency.

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