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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36	33		FOR
37		-	HOUSE BILL NO. 1280 By: Caldwell (Chad), Hays,
38		-	Banning, and Crosswhite
39		-	Hader of the House
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	34	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 1280 By: Caldwell (Chad)
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51	42		[ schools – districts – budget – expenditures –
52	43		requirement – comply – website – years – increase -
53	44		terms – codification – effective date –
54	45		emergency ]
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59	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	51		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
61	52		in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 5-128.3 of Title 70, unless
62	53		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
63	54		A. Beginning with the 202 5-2026 school year, the board of
64	55		education of each school district in the state shall spend no less
	56	+	than fifty percent (50%) of its annual budget on instructional
	57	+	expenditures.
	58	+	B. If a school district spends less than fifty percent (50%) of
	59	+	its annual budget on instructional expenditures, it shall increase
	60	+	its instructional expenditures by no less than two percent (2%) each
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92		-	than fifty percent (50%) of its annual budget on instructional
93		-	expenditures.
94		-	B. If a school district spends less than fifty percent (50%) of
95		-	its annual budget on instructional expenditures, it shall increase
96		-	its instructional expenditures by no less than two percent (2%) each
97	87		year until the amount spent on instructional expenditures reaches
98	88		fifty percent (50%) of its annual budget.
99	89		C. If a school district spends less than fifty percent (50%) of
100	90		its annual budget on instructional expenditures and does not
101	91		increase its spending as provided in subsection B of this section,
102	92		the school district shall receive a written warning notice from the
103	93		State Department of Education. The notice shall also be posted on
104	94		the website of the school district.
105	95		D. If a school district spends less than fifty percent (50%) of
106	96		its annual budget on instructional expenditures and does not
107	97		increase its spending as provided in subsection B of this section
108	98		for four (4) consecutive years after receiving the notice provided
109	99		in subsection C of this section, the sch ool district shall increase
110	100		compensation for all teachers in the school district by two percent
111	101		(2%) for each year in that period in which the school district did
112	102		not increase instructional expenditures by a minimum of two percent
113	103		(2%). The pay increase r equired pursuant to this subsection shall
114	104		be permanent.
115	105		E. As used in this section:
	106	+	1. "Annual budget" means a plan of financial operations using
	107	+	revenues contributed from local, state, and federal sources but
	108	+	shall not include revenue received from bond sales, the sale of
	109	+	property or equipment, school fundraisers, or nonprofit organization
	110	+	contributions or grants; and
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143		-	1. "Annual budget" means a plan of financial o perations using
144		-	revenues contributed from local, state, and federal sources but
145		-	shall not include revenue received from bond sales, the sale of
146		-	property or equipment, school fundraisers, or nonprofit organization
147		-	contributions or grants; and
148	137		2. "Instructional expenditures " means instruction expenditures
149	138		as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics, a
150	139		federal entity within the United States Department of Education.
151	140		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 202 5.
152	141		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
153	142		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergen cy is hereby
154	143		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
155	144		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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157		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated
158		-	03/06/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.
	146	+	60-1-13239 JM 03/06/25
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