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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 112 By: Thompson (Roger)
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the State Aid Formula; amending 70
O.S. 2021, Section 18 -200.1, as last amended by
Section 2, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to
the State Aid Formula; amending the transportation
factor; updating statutory language; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 7 0 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -200.1, as
last amended by Section 2, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 18-200.1. A. Beginning with the 2022 -2023 school year,
and each school year thereafter, each school district shall have its
initial allocation of State Aid calculated based on the stat e
dedicated revenues actually collected during the preceding fiscal
year, the adjusted assessed valuation of the preceding year and the
weighted average daily membership for the school district of the
preceding school year. Each school district shall subm it the
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following data based on the first nine (9) weeks, to be used in the
calculation of the average daily membe rship of the school district:
1. Student enrollment by grade level;
2. Pupil category counts; and
3. Transportation supplement data.
On or before December 30, the State Department of Education
shall determine each school district ’s current year allocati on
pursuant to subsection D of this section. The State Department of
Education shall complete an audit, using procedures established by
the Department, of the student enrollment by grade level data, pupil
category counts and transportation supplement data to be used in the
State Aid Formula pursuant to subsection D of this section by
December 1 and by January 15 shall notify each school district of
the district’s final State Aid allocation for the current school
year. The January payment of State Aid and each subsequent payment
for the remainder of the school year shall be based on the final
State Aid allocation as calculated in subsection D of this section.
Except for reductions made due to the assessment of penalties by the
State Department of Education according to law, the January payment
of State Aid and each subsequent payment for the remainder of the
school year shall not decrease by an a mount more than the amount
that the current chargeable revenue increases for that district.
B. The State Departm ent of Education shall retain not less than
one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the total funds appropriated
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for financial support of schools, to be used to make midyear
adjustments in State Aid and which shall be reflected in the final
allocations. If the amount of appropriated fund s, including the one
and one-half percent (1 1/2%) retained, remaining after January 1 of
each year is not suffic ient to fully fund the final allocations, the
Department shall recalculate each school district ’s remaining
allocation pursuant to subsection D of this section using the
reduced amount of appropriated funds.
C. On and after July 1, 1997, the amount of Sta te Aid each
district shall receive shall be the sum of the Foundation Aid, the
Salary Incentive Aid and the Trans portation Supplement, as adjus ted
pursuant to the provisions of subsection G of this section and
Section 18-112.2 of this title; provided, no d istrict having per
pupil revenue in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the
average per pupil revenue of al l districts shall receive any State
Aid or Supplement in State Aid.
The July calculation of per pupil revenue shall be determined by
dividing the district’s second preceding year ’s total weighted
average daily membership (ADM) into the district ’s preceding year’s
total revenues excludi ng federal revenue, insurance loss payments,
reimbursements, recovery of overpayments and refunds, unused
reserves, prior expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses, and
less the amount of any transfer fees paid in that year .
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The December calculation of per pupil revenue shall be
determined by dividing the district ’s preceding year’s total
weighted average daily me mbership (ADM) into the district ’s
preceding year’s total revenues excluding federal revenue, insurance
loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of overpayments and refunds,
unused reserves, prior expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses,
and less the amount of any transfer fees paid in that year.
D. For the 1997-98 school year, and each school year
thereafter, Foundation Aid, the Transportat ion Supplement and Salary
Incentive Aid shall be calculated as follows:
1. Foundation Aid shall be determined by subtracting the amount
of the Foundation Program Income from the cost of the Foundation
Program and adding to th is difference the Transportati on Supplement.
a. The Foundation Program shall be a district ’s higher
weighted average daily membership based on the first
nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the
preceding school year of a school district, as
determined by the provisions of subse ction A of
Section 18-201.1 of this title and paragraphs 1, 2, 3
and 4 of subsection B of Section 18 -201.1 of this
title, multiplied by the Base Foundation Support
Level. However, for the portion of weighted
membership derived from nonresident, transferre d
pupils enrolled in online courses, the Foundation
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Program shall be a district ’s weighted average daily
membership of the preceding school year or the first
nine (9) weeks of the current school year, whichever
is greater, as determined by the provisions o f
subsection A of Section 18-201.1 of this title and
paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of subsection B of Section
18-201.1 of this title, multiplied by the Base
Foundation Support Level.
b. The Foundation Program Income shall be the su m of the
following:
(1) The adjusted assessed valuation of the current
school year of the school district, minus the
previous year protested ad valorem tax revenues
held as prescribed in Section 2884 of Title 68 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, multiplied by the mills
levied pursuant to subse ction (c) of Section 9 of
Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, if
applicable, as adjusted in subsection (c) of
Section 8A of Article X of the Oklahoma
Constitution. For purposes of this subsection,
the “adjusted assessed valuation of the current
school year” shall be the adjusted assessed
valuation on which tax revenues are collected
during the current school yea r, and
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(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount received
by the school district from the proceeds of the
county levy during the preceding f iscal year, as
levied pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 9 of
Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, and
(3) Motor Vehicle Collections motor vehicle
collections, and
(4) Gross Production Tax gross production tax, and
(5) State Apportionment state apportionment, and
(6) R.E.A. Tax tax.
The items listed in divisions (3), (4) , (5), and (6)
of this subparagraph shall consist of the amounts
actually collected from such sources during the
preceding fiscal year calculated on a per capita basis
on the unit provided for by law for th e distribution
of each such revenue.
2. The Transportation Supplement shall be equal to the average
daily haul times the per capita allowance times the appropria te
transportation factor.
a. The average daily haul shall be the number of children
in a district who are legally transported and who live
one and one-half (1 1/2) miles or more from school.
b. The per capita allowance shall be determined using the
following chart:
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PER CAPITA PER CAPITA
DENSITY FIGURE ALLOWANCE DENSITY FIGURE ALLOWANCE
.3000 - .3083 $167.00 .9334 - .9599 $99.00
.3084 - .3249 $165.00 .9600 - .9866 $97.00
.3250 - .3416 $163.00 .9867 - 1.1071 $95.00
.3417 - .3583 $161.00 1.1072 - 1.3214 $92.00
.3584 - .3749 $158.00 1.3215 - 1.5357 $90.00
.3750 - .3916 $156.00 1.5358 - 1.7499 $88.00
.3917 - .4083 $154.00 1.7500 - 1.9642 $86.00
.4084 - .4249 $152.00 1.9643 - 2.1785 $84.00
.4250 - .4416 $150.00 2.1786 - 2.3928 $81.00
.4417 - .4583 $147.00 2.3929 - 2.6249 $79.00
.4584 - .4749 $145.00 2.6250 - 2.8749 $77.00
.4750 - .4916 $143.00 2.8750 - 3.1249 $75.00
.4917 - .5083 $141.00 3.1250 - 3.3749 $73.00
.5084 - .5249 $139.00 3.3750 - 3.6666 $70.00
.5250 - .5416 $136.00 3.6667 - 3.9999 $68.00
.5417 - .5583 $134.00 4.0000 - 4.3333 $66.00
.5584 - .5749 $132.00 4.3334 - 4.6666 $64.00
.5750 - .5916 $130.00 4.6667 - 4.9999 $62.00
.5917 - .6133 $128.00 5.0000 - 5.5000 $59.00
.6134 - .6399 $125.00 5.5001 - 6.0000 $57.00
.6400 - .6666 $123.00 6.0001 - 6.5000 $55.00
.6667 - .6933 $121.00 6.5001 - 7.0000 $53.00
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.6934 - .7199 $119.00 7.0001 - 7.3333 $51.00
.7200 - .7466 $117.00 7.3334 - 7.6667 $48.00
.7467 - .7733 $114.00 7.6668 - 8.0000 $46.00
.7734 - .7999 $112.00 8.0001 - 8.3333 $44.00
.8000 - .8266 $110.00 8.3334 - 8.6667 $42.00
.8267 - .8533 $108.00 8.6668 - 9.0000 $40.00
.8534 - .8799 $106.00 9.0001 - 9.3333 $37.00
.8800 - .9066 $103.00 9.3334 - 9.6667 $35.00
.9067 - .9333 $101.00 9.6668 or more $33.00
c. The formula transportation factor shall be 1.39 3.0.
3. Salary Incentive Aid shall be determined a s follows:
a. Multiply the Incentive Aid guarantee b y the district’s
higher weighted average daily mem bership based on the
first nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the
preceding school year of a school di strict, as
determined by the provisions of subsection A of
Section 18-201.1 of this title and paragraphs 1, 2, 3
and 4 of subsection B of Sectio n 18-201.1 of this
title.
b. Divide the district’s adjusted assessed valuation of
the current school year minus the previous year’s
protested ad valorem t ax revenues held as prescribed
in Section 2884 of Ti tle 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
by one thousand (1,000) and subtract the quotient from
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the product of subparagraph a of this paragraph. The
remainder shall not be less than zero (0).
c. Multiply the number of mills levied for genera l fund
purposes above the fifteen (15) mills required to
support Foundation Aid pursuant to division (1) of
subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of this subsection, not
including the county f our-mill levy, by the remainder
of subparagraph b of this paragraph. Th e product
shall be the Salary Incentive Aid of the district.
E. By June 30, 1998, the State Department of Education shall
develop and the Department and all school districts shall hav e
implemented a student identification sys tem which is consistent with
the provisions of subse ctions C and D of Section 3111 of Title 74 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. The student identification system shall be
used specifically for the purpose of reporting en rollment data by
school sites and by schoo l districts, the administratio n of the
Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, the collection of appropri ate
and necessary data pursuant to the Oklahoma Educational Indicators
Program, determining student enrollment, establishing a student
mobility rate, allocation of the State Aid Formul a and midyear
adjustments in funding for student growth. This enrollmen t data
shall be submitted to the State Department of Education in
accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.
Funding for the deve lopment, implementation, perso nnel training and
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maintenance of the student identification system shall be set out in
a separate line item in the allocation section of the appropriation
bill for the State Board of E ducation for each year.
F. 1. In the event that ad valorem taxes of a school district
are determined to be uncollectible because of bankruptcy , clerical
error, or a successful tax protest, and the amount of such taxes
deemed uncollectible exceeds Fifty T housand Dollars ($50,000.00) or
an amount greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of ad valorem taxes
per tax year, or the valuation of a distric t is lowered by order of
the State Board of Equalization, the school district ’s State Aid,
for the school year t hat such ad valorem taxes are calculated i n the
State Aid Formula, shall be determined by subt racting the net
assessed valuation of the property upon which taxes were deemed
uncollectible from the assessed valuation of the school district and
the state. Upon request of the local board of educatio n, it shall
be the duty of the county assessor to ce rtify to the Director of
Finance of the State Depa rtment of Education the net assessed
valuation of the property upon which taxes were determined
uncollectible.
2. In the event that the amount of funds a school district
receives for reimbursement from the Ad Valorem Reimbursement Fund is
less than the amount of funds claimed for reimbursement by the
school district due to insufficiency of funds as provided in Sect ion
193 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statut es, then the school district’s
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assessed valuation fo r the school year that such ad valorem
reimbursement is calculated in the State Aid Formula shall be
adjusted accordingly.
G. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 18-112.2 of
this title, a school district shall have its State Aid reduced by an
amount equal to the amount of carryover in the gener al fund of the
district as of June 30 of the preceding fiscal year, that is in
excess of the following standards for two (2) consecutive years:
Total Amount of Amount of
General Fund Collections, General Fund
Excluding Previous Year Balance
Cash Surplus as of June 30 Allowable
Less than $1,000,000 48%
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999 42%
$3,000,000 - $3,999,999 36%
$4,000,000 - $4,999,999 30%
$5,000,000 - $5,999,999 24%
$6,000,000 - $7,999,999 22%
$8,000,000 - $9,999,999 19%
$10,000,000 or more 17%
2. By February 1 the State Department of Education shall send
by certified mail, with return receipt requested, to each School
District Superintendent, A uditor and Regional Accreditation Officer
a notice of and calculation sheet reflecting the general fun d
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balance penalty to be assessed against that school district.
Calculation of the general fund balance penalty shall not include
federal revenue. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of this written
notice the school district shall submit to the Department a written
reply either accepting or protesting the penalty to be assessed
against the district. If protesting, the school district shall
submit with its reply the reasons for rejecting the calculations an d
documentation supporting those reasons. The Dep artment shall review
all school district penalty protest documentation and notify each
district by March 15 of i ts finding and the final penalty to be
assessed to each district. General fund balance penalt ies shall be
assessed to all school districts by A pril 1.
3. Any school district which receives proceeds from a tax
settlement or a Federal Emergency Management Agency settlement
during the last two (2) months of the preceding fiscal year shall be
exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if the
penalty would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from the
tax settlement.
4. Any school district which receives an increase in State Aid
because of a change in Foundation and/or Salary Incent ive Aid
factors during the last two (2) months of the preceding fiscal year
shall be exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if
the penalty would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from
the increase in State Aid.
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5. If a school district does not receive Foundation and/or
Salary Incentive Aid during the preceding fiscal year, the State
Board of Education may waive the penalty assessed in thi s subsection
if the penalty would result i n a loss of more than forty percent
(40%) of the remaining State Aid to be allocated to the school
district between April 1 and the remainder of the school year and if
the Board determines the penalty will cause th e school district not
to meet remaining fi nancial obligations.
6. Any school district which r eceives gross production revenue
apportionment during the 2002-2003 school year or in any subsequent
school year that is greater than the gross production revenue
apportionment of the preceding school yea r shall be exempt from the
penalty assessed in this subsection, if the penalty would occur
solely as a result of the gross production revenue apportionment, as
determined by the State Board of Education.
7. Beginning July 1, 2003, school districts that pa rticipate in
consolidation or annexation pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall be
exempt from the penalty assessed in this subsection for the school
year in which the consolidation or annexation occurs and for the
next three (3) fiscal years.
8. Any school district which receives proceeds from a sales tax
levied by a municipality pursuant to Section 22 -159 of Title 11 of
the Oklahoma Statutes or proceeds from a sales tax levied by a
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county pursuant to Section 1370 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statu tes
during the 2003-2004 school year or the 2004 -2005 school year shall
be exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if the
penalty would occur solel y as a result of receiving funds from the
sales tax levy.
9. Any school district which has an amount of carryover in the
general fund of the di strict in excess of the limits established in
paragraph 1 of this subsection during the fiscal years beginning
July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, a nd July 1, 2023, shall
not be assessed a general fun d balance penalty as provided for in
this subsection.
10. For purposes of calculating the general fund balance
penalty, the terms “carryover” and “general fund balance” shall not
include federal revenue.
H. In order to provide start up funds for the imple mentation of
early childhood programs, State Aid m ay be advanced to school
districts that initially start early childhood instruction at a
school site. School di stricts that desire such advanced funding
shall make application to the State Department of Ed ucation no later
than September 15 of each year an d advanced funding shall be awarded
to the approved districts no later than October 30. The advanced
funding shall not exceed the per pupil amount of Sta te Aid as
calculated in subsec tion D of this section per anticipated Head
Start eligible student. The total amount of advanced funding shall
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be proportionately reduced from the monthly payments of the
district’s State Aid payments during the last six (6) months of the
same fiscal year.
I. 1. Beginning Ju ly 1, 1996, the Oklahoma Tax Commission,
notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall report
monthly to the State Department of Education the month ly
apportionment of the following informat ion:
a. the assessed valuation of property,
b. motor vehicle collections,
c. R.E.A. tax collected, and
d. gross productions tax collected.
2. Beginning July 1, 1997, the State Auditor and Inspector ’s
Office, notwithstanding any provision of law to the con trary, shall
report monthly to the State Department of Education the monthly
apportionment of the proc eeds of the county levy.
3. Beginning July 1, 1996, the Commissioners of the Land
Office, notwithstanding any p rovision of law to the contrary, shall
report monthly to the State Depar tment of Education the monthly
apportionment of state apportionment.
4. Beginning July 1, 1997, the county treasurers ’ offices,
notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, s hall report
monthly to the State Departmen t of Education the ad valorem tax
protest amounts for each county.
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5. The information reported by the Tax Commission, the State
Auditor and Inspector ’s Office, the county treasurers ’ offices and
the Commissioners of the Land Office, pursuant to this subse ction
shall be reported by sch ool district on forms developed by the State
Department of Education.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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