An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2901 By: Wallace, Martinez, Baker,
McBride, and Luttrell of
the House
and
Thompson (Roger), Hall, and
Pugh of the Senate
An Act relating to education; making appropriations;
establishing amounts and sourcing; p roviding
purposes; requiring certain distribution methodology
for certain funds; declaring legislative intent;
providing for proportional reduction of certain tax
credits under certain conditions; providing for
noncodification; providing for codification;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
SUBJECT: Education
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA :
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Sta tutes reads as follows:
There is hereby appropriated to the State Board of Education
from any monies not otherwise appropriated fr om the General Revenue
Fund of the State Treasur y for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024,
the sum of Five Hundred Million Do llars ($500,000,000.00) for the
financial support of public schools.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of l aw not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes r eads as follows:
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There is hereby appropriated to the State Board of Education for
deposit in the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund
created in Section 32 of Article X of the Oklahoma Consti tution,
from any monies not otherwise appropriat ed from the General Reven ue
Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 2024,
One Hundred Twenty-five Million Dollars ($125,000,000.00) to be
distributed as redbud school grants as provided in Section 3-104 of
Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 28-100A of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as fol lows:
A. It is the intent of the Legislature that appropriations made
in House Bill No. 2901 of the 1st Session of the 59th O klahoma
Legislature in conjunction with other funds appropriated to the
State Board of Education during the 1st Session of the 59t h Oklahoma
Legislature establish a new baseline appropriation level for public
schools in this state, and that maintaining such baseline levels in
future years should be a requirement prior to resources being made
available for programs such a s the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax
Credit Act, created pursuant to House Bill No. 19 34 of the 1st
Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature. For this reason,
subsection B of this section is necessary.
B. Beginning July 1, 2024 , and at the beginning of each
succeeding state fiscal year, if the amount of money ap propriated to
the State Board of Education:
1. For the financial support of p ublic schools and support of
public schools activities in such fiscal year; and
2. To be distributed through redbud school grants pro vided for
in Section 3-104 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
is less than such amounts appropriated for the fis cal year ending
June 30, 2024, the tax credits otherwise authorized in the Oklahoma
Parental Choice Tax Cre dit Act shall be reduced proportionally to
reflect the proportion such appropriat ions fail to reach the
baseline amounts appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2024.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary fo r the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 17th day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 19th day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________