Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB4465 Amended / Bill

Filed 05/17/2022

                     
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 
 
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 4465 	By: Wallace and Martinez of the 
House 
 
   and 
 
  Thompson and Hall of the 
Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to education; specifying 
apportionment of certain appropriated funds; 
providing for the budgeting of funds in certain 
categories and amounts; requiring development of 
certain performance me asures; requiring transfers of 
certain funds; limiting authority to reduce certain 
apportionments; requiring certain funds to be 
expended for certain purposes; stating purposes for 
allocated funds; requiring certain transfer of funds; 
stating legislative inten t regarding expenditures for 
direct costs; prohibiting the State Department of 
Education from contracting for certain administrative 
costs in certain program; providing for dut ies and 
compensation of employees of the Stat e Department of 
Education; requiring the reduction or withholding of 
State Aid funds for certain purposes; authorizing the 
State Board of Education to request transfer of 
certain funds; authorizing the request o f early 
allocations for certain funds; requir ing proportional 
reductions of allocations under certain conditions; 
authorizing exemption from budgetary limits for 
unanticipated federal funds; providing procedures; 
requiring approval of exemption request und er certain   
 
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conditions; requiring budgeting of certain funds in 
certain years; providing lapse dates; requiring 
certain budgeting procedures; and prohibiting certain 
budgeting procedures. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.  For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the 
support of public scho ol activities by the State Board of Education 
payable from monies appropriated and authorized by Enrolled Senate 
Bill No. 1040 of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature 
shall be apportioned as follows : 
1. Funds appropriated and auth orized by Sections 1 through 7 of 
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1040 of the 2nd Session of the 58th 
Oklahoma Legislature: 
Local and State-supported Financial 
Support of Public Scho ols 	$2,437,246,699.00 
SUBTOTAL, PARAGRAPH 1  $2,437,246,699.00 
2. Funds appropriated by Sections 8 through 12 of Enrolled 
Senate Bill No. 1040 of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma 
Legislature: 
Certified Employee Health Benefit 
Allowance 	$359,193,470.00 
Support Employee Health Benefit 
Allowance 	$194,211,359.00 
Teachers' Retirement Credit 	$35,000,000.00   
 
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Purchase of Textbooks and 
Instructional Materials 	$45,190,000.00 
Alternative and High Challenge 
Education 	$14,000,000.00 
Education Leadership O klahoma 	$4,300,000.00 
Advanced Placement Incentives 	$1,500,000.00 
Reading Sufficiency Act 	$13,000,000.00 
Required Assessments 	$9,205,685.00 
Teach for America 	$2,000,000.00 
Street School 	$180,000.00 
Ag in the Classroom 	$38,000.00 
Imagine Math 	$1,000,000.00 
Imagine Reading 	$1,000,000.00 
Oklahoma Arts Institute 	$320,000.00 
Early Intervention 	$16,225,341.00 
Secure Schools Program 	$2,350,000.00 
Great Expectations 	$500,000.00 
Child ID 	$500,000.00 
Academic Standards Implementation 	$300,000.00 
Teacher and Leader Effectiveness 	$250,000.00 
Student Information Security 	$500,000.00 
ACT Work Keys  	$250,000.00 
Early Childhood Initiative 	$12,000,000.00 
School Lunch Matching 	$3,500,000.00   
 
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SUBTOTAL, PARAGRAPH 2 	$716,513,855.00 
3. Funds appropriated by Section 12 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 
1040 of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature : 
Administrative and Support 
Functions of the State Department 
of Education 	$19,145,366.00 
SUBTOTAL, PARAGRAPH 3 	$19,145,366.00 
TOTAL State School Aid and Programs $3,172,905,920.00 
SECTION 2.  For the fiscal year ending June 30, 202 3, the State 
Board of Education shall budget all funds in the following 
categories and amounts: 
Category 	Total 
Payroll, Salaries or Wages, 	$21,532,290.00 
  Including Tax-sheltered Deferment 
Contracts and Longevity Payments 
Authorized by State Statutes 
Professional and Personal Ser vices 
Contracts 	$27,083,585.00 
Other Operating Funds 	$3,215,841,664.00 
Expenditure of Federal Funds 	$1,878,011,533.00 
TOTAL 	$5,142,469,072.00 
The agency shall develop outcome-based performance measures for 
each budget category.   
 
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SECTION 3. The funds appropriat ed in Sections 13 and 14 of 
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1040 of the 2nd Session of the 58th 
Oklahoma Legislature in the amount of Four Million Two Hundred 
Twenty-six Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars 
($4,226,799.00) shall be transferred to the School Consolidation 
Assistance Fund. 
SECTION 4. The funds appropriated in Sections 15 and 16 of 
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1040 of the 2nd Session of the 58th 
Oklahoma Legislature in the amount of Four Million Two Hundred 
Twenty-six Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars 
($4,226,799.00) shall be transferred to the Teachers' Retirement 
System Dedicated Revenue Revolvin g Fund, and further transferred as 
authorized in Section 17 of Enrolled Senate B ill No. 1040 of the 2nd 
Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature . 
SECTION 5.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act 
specifically for the purpose of funding the Teachers ' Retirement 
Credit shall be transferred to the T eachers' Retirement System of 
Oklahoma. 
SECTION 6.  If the funds allocated in Section 1 of this act 
specifically for the purpose of funding the Teachers ' Retirement 
Credit are insufficient to fully fund the employee contr ibution 
credits provided for in Section 17-108.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes as invoiced by the Teach ers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, 
the Department may reduce in equal proportions funds allocated in   
 
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Section 1 of this act to Education Leadershi p Oklahoma, Advanced 
Placement Incentives, Reading Sufficiency Act, Teacher and Leader 
Effectiveness, Alternative and High Challenge Education, Required 
Assessments, Ag in the Classroom, Imagine Math, Imagine Reading, ACT 
Work Keys, Child ID, and Oklahoma Arts Institute . The total amount 
of funds reduced shall not exceed the additional amount required to 
fully fund the employee contribut ion credits. 
SECTION 7.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act for the 
purpose of funding Education Leader ship Oklahoma shall be expended 
as follows: 
1.  One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall be transferred to 
the Oklahoma National Board Certification Revolving Fund created in 
Section 6-204.4 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the purpose 
of awarding annual bonuses as directed; and 
2.  Three Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000.00) 
shall be transferred to the Oklahoma School Psychologist, Speech-
language Pathologist, and Audiologist National Certification 
Revolving Fund created in Section 6 -206.1 of Title 70 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes for t he purpose of awarding annual bonuses as 
directed. 
SECTION 8.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act for 
Advanced Placement Incentives shall be expended for the purpose of 
providing assistance for students in financial nee d, grants to 
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professional development, pursuant to the provisions of Section 
1210.703 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
SECTION 9.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act for 
Reading Sufficiency shall be expended pursuant to the provisions of 
Section 1210.508A et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
SECTION 10.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act for 
Teacher and Leader Effectiveness shall be expended for the pur pose 
of improving the effe ctiveness of teachers and leaders i n the public 
school system through continued developmen t, pursuant to Section 6-
101.16 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
SECTION 11.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act for 
Required Assessments shall be expended for the purpose of 
administering a statewide student assessment system for grades thr ee 
through twelve, pursuant to Section 1210.508 of Title 70 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes. 
SECTION 12.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this ac t for 
Alternative and High Challenge Education shall be expended for the 
purpose of operating th e statewide system of alternative education 
programs as provided in Section 1210.568 of Title 70 of the Ok lahoma 
Statutes, and for encouraging school districts to participate in 
innovative alternative education programs. 
SECTION 13. The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act for 
Early Intervention shall be transferred to the Early Intervention 
Fund 250.  It is the intent of the Legislature that funding   
 
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available for SoonerStart Early Intervention Services be expended 
for direct services to eligible infants, toddlers , and their 
families.  The State Department of Education shall not contract, 
pay, or reimburse for administrative cost recovery p ersonnel, 
accounting, management information system costs, and maintenance and 
operations at the state or local level or indirect costs whic h do 
not comply with the requirements of Section 13-125 of Title 70 of 
the Oklahoma Statutes. 
SECTION 14.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act for 
the Early Childhood Initiative shall be expended for the purpose of 
funding the early childhood prog ram pursuant to the provisions of 
Section 10-105.4 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
SECTION 15.  The funds allocated in Section 1 of this act for 
the Academic Standards Implementation shall be expended fo r the 
purpose of funding standards implementation pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 1 1-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Stat utes. 
SECTION 16.  State Aid funds shall be reduced or withheld by the 
State Board of Education in an amount necessary to ensur e compliance 
with the provisions of this act . 
SECTION 17.  The State Board of Education is authorized to 
request the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to transfer 
appropriated funds to the appropriate dispensing fund. 
SECTION 18.  The State Superintendent of Public Instruction may 
request through the Director of the Office of Management and   
 
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Enterprise Services the early transfer by the Oklahoma Tax 
Commission of tax collections to the Education Reform Revolving Fund 
for the purpose of early allocation to the Board's disbursing funds 
to alleviate cash-flow problems. 
SECTION 19.  If funds appropriated in Sections 1 through 16 of 
Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1040 of the 2nd Session of the 58th 
Oklahoma Legislature are not su fficient to fully fund the provisions 
of this act, each school district which qualifies for funds, 
excluding Financial Support of Public Schools, pursuant to the 
provisions of this act shall take a proportionate reduction. 
SECTION 20.  A.  The State Superintendent of Public Instruction 
may request, in the manner provided in this section, that receipt 
and expenditure of unanticipated federal funds awarded after July 1, 
2022, be exempt from expenditure limitations and from budgetary 
limitations. 
1.  The Superintendent shal l make a request for exemption to the 
Office of Management a nd Enterprise Services in writing and file a 
revised budget work program. 
2.  The Superintendent shall also file copies of the request for 
exemption and budget work program revisions with the Oklahoma House 
of Representatives Appropriations and Budget Commit tee Chair and the  
Oklahoma State Senate Appropriations Committee Chair.  The House 
Appropriations and Budget Committee Chair and/or the Senate 
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and Enterprise Services of any noncomplianc e of the request with 
legislative intent within twelve (12) calendar days of their receipt 
of the exemption request. 
B.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Se rvices shall 
approve the request for exemption unless both the Chair and Vice 
Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Budget and Program 
Oversight provide written notification to the Office of Management 
and Enterprise Services within twelve (12) calen dar days of the 
Committee's receipt of the exemption request that the exemption 
subverts the intention and objectives of the Legislature in 
establishing the original limit.  The Office of Management and 
Enterprise Services shall give written notice of appr oval or 
disapproval of each exemption to the agency, the Governor, the Chair 
of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and the Chair of 
the Senate Appropriations Committee within eighteen (18) calendar 
days of receiving the request. 
SECTION 21.  Appropriations made by this act, not including 
appropriations made for capital outlay purposes, may be budgeted for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (hereafter FY-23) or may be 
budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (hereafter FY-24).  
Funds budgeted for FY-23 may be encumbered only through June 30, 
2023, and must be expended by November 15, 2023.  Any funds 
remaining after November 15, 2023, and not budgeted for FY-24, shall 
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year.  Funds budgeted for FY-24 may be encumbered only through June 
30, 2024.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2024, shall lapse 
to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal year.  
These appropriations may not be budgeted in both fiscal years 
simultaneously.  Funds budgeted in FY-23, and not required to pay 
obligations for that fiscal year, may be budgeted for FY-24, after 
the agency to which the funds have been appropriated has prepared 
and submitted a budget work program revision removing these funds 
from the FY-23 budget work program and after such revision h as been 
approved by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. 
SECTION 22.  The duties and compensation of employees, not 
otherwise prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties imposed 
upon the State Department of Education by law shall be set by the 
State Board of Education. 
 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JOINT COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
AND BUDGET, dated 05/17/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended.