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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (202 4)
HOUSE BILL 3943 By: Provenzano
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to school funding; directing the
State Department of Education to submit quarterly
expenditure and disbursement reports to the
Legislature; prescribing timing for report
submission; mandating information to be included in
report; providing for form at of report; mandating
report be published on Department website; requiring
designation of certain Department employee; defining
term; and providing for codification .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-104.12 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Beginning October 1, 2024, the State Department of Education
shall compile and submit quarterly reports to the Oklahoma House of
Representatives and th e Oklahoma State Senate detailing all
expenditures and disbursements made by the Department and the State
Board of Education during the preceding quarter.
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B. The quarterly reports shall be submitted within thirty (30)
days after the end of the relevant qua rter and shall include, for
each expenditure or disbursement:
1. The date of the expenditure or disbursement;
2. The amount of the expenditure or disbursement;
3. A brief description of the category and purpose of the
expenditure or disbursement; and
4. The specific source of funds used for the expenditure or
disbursement including, but not limited to, state funds, federal
funds, grant funds, private funds, or funds from any other source.
C. The quarterly reports shall be submitted to the Legislature
in both electronic and hard copy format. The Department shall also
publish the quarterly report s on its website within ten (10) days o f
submitting the report to the Legislature. The Department shall
designate an employee of the Department who can verify the accuracy
of the quarterly reports and answer any questions about the
information contained in the report s.
D. As used in this section, "expenditure" means any payment of
money made by the Department or the Board in pursuit of its
functions and duties, regardless of the source of the funds.
59-2-8515 EK 01/09/24