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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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35	28		ENGROSSED SENATE
36	29		BILL NO. 684 By: Paxton and Daniels of the
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41	34		Hilbert of the House
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47	40		An Act relating to income tax credit; amending
48	41		Section 2, Chapter 278, O.S.L. 2023, as amended by
49	42		Section 3, Chapter 277, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp.
50	43		2024, Section 28-101), which relates to the Oklahoma
51	44		Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; defining term;
52	45		modifying definition; modifying tax years for which
53	46		certain annual credit limit is enforced; prescribing
54	47		procedure for enforcement of annual limit; increasing
55	48		the annual credit limitation by the amount of certain
56	49		unused credit; requiring the Department of Human
57	50		Services and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to
58	51		verify certain claims by applicants upon request;
59	52		modifying application period for certain school
60	53		years; requiring the payment of full credit amount by
61	54		certain date; modifying preference for taxpayers who
62	55		received credit in prior years; stipulating that
63	56		authorization to reallocate credit is before certain
64	57		date; requiring participating private schools to
65	58		provide certain information to the Oklahoma Tax
66	59		Commission; updating statutory references; updating
67	60		statutory language; providing an effective date ; and
68	61		declaring an emergency .
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73	66		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
	67	+	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 278, O.S.L.
	68	+	2023, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 277, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S.
	69	+	Supp. 2024, Section 28 -101), is amended to read as follows:
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101		-	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 278, O.S.L.
102		-	2023, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 277, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S.
103		-	Supp. 2024, Section 28 -101), is amended to read as follows:
104	96		Section 28-101. A. As used in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax
105	97		Credit Act:
106	98		1. “Accrediting association ” means a legal entity, or that part
107	99		of a legal entity, that meets the accreditation requirements set by
108	100		the State Board of Education or another accrediting association
109	101		approved by the State Board of Education;
110	102		2. “Commission” means the Oklahoma Tax Commission;
111	103		2. 3. “Curriculum” means a complete course of study for a
112	104		particular content area or grade level;
113	105		3. 4. “Department” means the State Department of Education;
114	106		4. 5. “Education service provider ” means a person, busines s,
115	107		public school district, public charter school, magnet school, or
116	108		organization that provides educational goods and/or services to
117	109		eligible students in this state;
118	110		5. 6. “Eligible student” means a resident of this state who is
119	111		eligible to enroll in a pub lic school in this state. Eligible
120	112		student shall include a student who is enrolled in and attends or is
121	113		expected to enroll in a private school in this state accredited by
122	114		the State Board of Education or another accrediting association or a
123	115		student who is educated pursuant to the other means of education
	116	+	exception provided for in subsection A of Section 10 -105 of this
	117	+	title;
	118	+	6. 7. “Qualified expense” for the purpose of claimi ng the
	119	+	credit authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section
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153		-	6. 7. “Qualified expense” for the purpose of claiming the
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155	146		means tuition and fees at a private school in this state accredited
156	147		by the State Board of Education or another accrediting association.
157	148		Such private school shall comply with the provisions of subsection L
158	149		of this section. Provided, the amount of tuition and fees
159	150		considered a qualified expense pursuant to this paragraph shall not
160	151		include tuition and fees paid with any scholarship or tuition and
161	152		fees discounted or otherwise reduced by t he school;
162	153		7. 8. “Qualified expense” for the purpose of claiming the
163	154		credit authorized by paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section
164	155		means the following expenditures:
165	156		a. tuition and fees for nonpublic learning programs,
166	157		online or in person,
167	158		b. academic tutoring services provided by an individual
168	159		or a private academic tutoring facility ,
169	160		c. textbooks, curriculum, or other instructional
170	161		materials including, but not limited to, supplemental
171	162		materials or associated online instruction required by
172	163		an education service provider, and
173	164		d. fees for nationally standardized assessments
174	165		including, but not limited to, assessments used to
	166	+	determine college admission and advanced placement
	167	+	examinations as well as tuition and fees for tutoring
	168	+	or preparatory courses for the assessments; and
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202		-	determine college admission and advanced placement
203		-	examinations as well as tuition and fees for tutoring
204		-	or preparatory courses for the assessments; and
205	195		8. 9. “Taxpayer” means a biological or adoptive parent,
206	196		grandparent, aunt, uncle, legal guardian, custodian, or other person
207	197		with legal authority to act on behalf of an eligible student.
208	198		B. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Parental C hoice Tax
209	199		Credit Program to provide an income tax credit to a taxpayer for
210	200		qualified expenses to support the education of eligible students in
211	201		this state.
212	202		C. For the tax year 2024 and subsequent tax years, and fiscal
213	203		year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years, there shall be allowed
214	204		against the tax imposed by Section 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
215	205		Statutes a credit for any Oklahoma taxpayer who incurs a qualified
216	206		expense on behalf of an eligible student, to be administered subject
217	207		to the following amounts:
218	208		1. If the eligible student attends a private school in this
219	209		state accredited by the State Board of Education or another
220	210		accrediting association, the annual maximum credit amount for tax
221	211		year 2024, fiscal year 2026, and each subsequent fiscal year shall
222	212		be:
223	213		a. Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) or the
224	214		amount of tuition and fe es for the private school,
225	215		whichever is less, if the combined adjusted gross
	216	+	income of the parents or legal guardians of the
	217	+	eligible student during the second preceding tax year
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254		-	eligible student during th e second preceding tax year
255	244		does not exceed Seventy -five Thousand Dollars
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257	246		b. Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) or the amount of
258	247		tuition and fees for the private school, whichever is
259	248		less, if the combined adjusted gross income of the
260	249		parents or legal guardians of the eligible student
261	250		during the second preceding tax year is more than
262	251		Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) but does
263	252		not exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
264	253		($150,000.00),
265	254		c. Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) or the
266	255		amount of tuition and fees for the private school,
267	256		whichever is less, if the combined adjusted gros s
268	257		income of the parents or legal guardians of the
269	258		eligible student during the second preceding tax year
270	259		is more than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
271	260		($150,000.00) but does not exceed Two Hundred Twenty -
272	261		five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00),
273	262		d. Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) or the amount of
274	263		tuition and fees for the private school, whichever is
275	264		less, if the combined adjusted gross income of the
276	265		parents or legal guardians of the eligible student
	266	+	during the second preceding tax year is more than Two
	267	+	Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00) but
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306	294		does not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
307	295		($250,000.00), or
308	296		e. Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or the amount of
309	297		tuition and fees for the private school, whichever is
310	298		less, if the combined adjusted gross income of the
311	299		parents or legal guardians of the eligible student
312	300		during the second preceding tax year is more than Two
313	301		Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00);
314	302		2. For tax year 2024 and subsequent tax years, the maximum
315	303		credit amount shall be On e Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) in qualified
316	304		expenses per eligible student in each tax year if the eligible
317	305		student is educated pursuant to the other means of education
318	306		exception provided for in subsection A of Section 10 -105 of this
319	307		title. To claim the cr edit, the taxpayer shall submit to the
320	308		Commission receipts for qualified expenses as defined by paragraph 7
321	309		8 of subsection A of this section;
322	310		3. If the eligible student att ends a private school in this
323	311		state, accredited by the State Board of Education or another
324	312		accrediting association, that exclusively serves students
325	313		experiencing homelessness, the credit amount shall be Seven Thousand
326	314		Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) or the amount of the cost to
	315	+	educate the eligible student at the private school, whiche ver is
	316	+	less;
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356	343		4. If the eligible student attends a private school in this
357	344		state, accredited by the State Board of Education or another
358	345		accrediting association, that primarily serves financially
359	346		disadvantaged students, the credit amount shall be the maximum
360	347		credit amount authorized by paragraph 1 of this subsection or the
361	348		amount of the cost to educate the eligible student at the private
362	349		school, whichever is less. The cost to educate the eligible student
363	350		shall be equal to the average cost to educate all stud ents attending
364	351		the private school, which shall be calculated by dividing the
365	352		private school’s total expenditures in the previous year by the
366	353		total enrollment in the previous school year. A private school
367	354		shall be deemed to be primarily serving financially disadvantaged
368	355		students if ninety percent (90%) of the private school ’s admissions
369	356		are based on enrolling students whose gross family income is two
370	357		hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty threshold or
371	358		below;
372	359		5. The taxpayer shall retain all re ceipts of qualified expenses
373	360		as proof of the amounts paid each tax year the credit is claimed and
374	361		shall submit them to the Commission upon request;
375	362		6. If the credit exceeds the tax imposed by Section 2355 of
376	363		Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the excess a mount shall be
377	364		refunded to the taxpayer; and
	365	+	7. Credits claimed by a taxpayer pursuant to the provisions of
	366	+	this section shall not be used to offset or pay the following:
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405		-	7. Credits claimed by a taxpayer pursuant to the provisions of
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407	393		a. delinquent tax liability,
408	394		b. accrued penalty or interest from the failure to file a
409	395		report or return,
410	396		c. accrued penalty or interest from the failure to pay a
411	397		state tax within the statutory period allowed for its
412	398		payment,
413	399		d. tax liability of the taxpayer from any prior tax year,
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415	401		e. any debt, unpaid fine, final judgment, or claim fil ed
416	402		with the Commission by a qualified entity as defined
417	403		in Section 205.2 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
418	404		D. 1. a. For tax year 2024, the total amount of credits
419	405		authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this
420	406		section shall not exceed One Hundred Fi fty Million
421	407		Dollars ($150,000,000.00).
422	408		b. For the period of January 1, 2025, through June 30,
423	409		2025, the total amount of credits authorized by
424	410		paragraph 1 of subsection C of t his section shall not
425	411		exceed One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00).
426	412		The Commission shall not require a taxpayer who
427	413		received a credit pursuant to paragraph 1 of
428	414		subsection C of this section in tax year 2024 to
	415	+	reapply for a credit payable during the period
	416	+	described in this subparagraph. The Commission shall
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458	443		base the credit amount payable for the spring 2025 on
459	444		the fall 2024 installment disbursement payment amount.
460	445		c. For fiscal year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years, the
461	446		total amount of credits au thorized by paragraph 1 of
462	447		subsection C of this section shall not exceed Two
463	448		Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000.00).
464	449		2. For tax year 2025 2026 and subsequent tax years, the total
465	450		amount of credits authorized by paragraph 2 of subsection C of this
466	451		section shall not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00). The
467	452		Oklahoma Tax Commission shall annually calculate and publish a
468	453		percentage by which the credits authorized by this section shall be
469	454		reduced so the total amount of credits used to offset ta x does not
470	455		exceed the annual limit. The formula to be used for the percentage
471	456		adjustment shall be Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) divided by
472	457		the amount of credit claimed in the second preceding tax year. In
473	458		the event the total tax credits authorized by this section exceed
474	459		the annual limit in any tax year, the Tax Commission shall permit
475	460		any excess but shall factor such excess into the percentage
476	461		adjustment formula for subsequent tax years.
477	462		3. If a taxpayer, on behalf of an eligible student in the
478	463		program, chooses not to participate, is no longer eligible to
479	464		participate, or choose s to forgo participation in the program for
	465	+	any reason, the credit authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of
	466	+	this section but not used and not reallocated pursuant to paragraph
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509	493		3 of subsection H of this section shall be added to the subsequent
510	494		fiscal year limitation as provided in paragraph 1 of this
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512	496		E. The Commission shall prescribe applications for the purposes
513	497		of claiming the credits authorized by the Oklaho ma Parental Choice
514	498		Tax Credit Act and a deadline by which applications shall be
515	499		submitted. A taxpayer claiming the credit authorized by paragraph 1
516	500		of subsection C of this section shall submit an application
517	501		prescribed by the Commission to receive the credit in two
518	502		installments, each of which shall be half of the expected amount of
519	503		tuition and fees for the private school based on the enrollment
520	504		verification form submitted pursuant to this subsection, but in no
521	505		event shall an installment a payment exceed the amount of the credit
522	506		authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section. If an
523	507		eligible taxpayer provides documentation on the application that he
524	508		or she is a recipient of income -based government benefits including
525	509		the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary
526	510		Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or SoonerCare the Oklahoma
527	511		Medicaid Program commonly known as SoonerCare , the eligible taxpayer
528	512		shall not be required to provide additional income verification.
529	513		The Department of Human Services and the Oklahoma Health Care
530	514		Authority shall, upon request by the Oklaho ma Tax Commission, verify
	515	+	whether an applicant receives income -based government benefits. The
	516	+	taxpayer shall provide authorization for the Oklahoma Tax Commission
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558		-	whether an applicant receives income -based government benefits. The
559		-	taxpayer shall provide authorization for the Oklahoma Ta x Commission
560	543		to disclose application data to the Department of Human Services
561	544		and/or the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and for Department of
562	545		Human Services and/or the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to provide
563	546		confirmation of benefits to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for purposes
564	547		of verifying that the taxpayer is a current recipient of SNAP, TANF ,
565	548		or Oklahoma Medicaid Program benefits; provided, the information
566	549		shall not be used for any other purpose. A taxpayer claiming the
567	550		credit authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section
568	551		shall submit to the Commission an enrollment verification form from
569	552		the private school in which the eligible student is enrolled or is
570	553		expected to enroll with the tuition and fees to be charged the
571	554		taxpayer for the applicable school year. In rev iewing applications
572	555		submitted by eligible taxpayers to determine whether they qual ify
573	556		for a credit authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this
574	557		section, the Commission shall give first preference in making
575	558		installments payments to taxpayers who qualify pursuant to
576	559		subparagraphs a and b of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this
577	560		section. The Commission shall give second preference in making
578	561		payments to taxpayers who qualify and have received the credit in
579	562		the prior year. For credits issued in the 2025-2026 2026-2027
580	563		school year and subsequent school years, the application period
581	564		shall be open on February 15 March 15 through June 15 prior to the
	565	+	beginning of each school year. For any eligible student whose
	566	+	parents or legal guardians have a combined adjusted gross income
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583		-	SB684 HFLR Page 12
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609		-	beginning of each school year. For any eligible student whose
610		-	parents or legal guardians have a combined adjusted gross income
611	593		that does not exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
612	594		($150,000.00) or qualified and received credit in the prior year ,
613	595		applications shall be submitted to the Commission within the first
614	596		sixty (60) days of the opening of the application pe riod to receive
615	597		priority consideration. For students enrolled in the full school
616	598		year, the full credit amount authorized for the school year shall be
617	599		paid in two installments, one per school semester, to be paid no
618	600		later than August 30 and January 15, each of which shall be half of
619	601		the total expected amount of tuition and fees on the e nrollment
620	602		verification form submitted pursuant to this subsection .
621	603		F. In the event there are more applications submitted by
622	604		eligible taxpayers for a credit authorized by par agraph 1 of
623	605		subsection C of this section than available credits pursuant to
624	606		subsection D of this section, then the Commission shall give first
625	607		preference in authorizing credits for eligible students of taxpayers
626	608		who qualify pursuant to subparagraphs a and b of paragraph 1 of
627	609		subsection C of this section and have received the credit in t he
628	610		prior year.
629	611		G. Taxpayers claiming the credit shall:
630	612		1. Only claim the credit for qualified expenses as defined in
631	613		paragraphs 6 7 and 7 8 of subsection A of this section to provide an
632	614		education for an eligible student;
	615	+	2. Ensure no other person is cla iming a credit for the eligible
	616	+	student;
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634		-	SB684 HFLR Page 13
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660		-	2. Ensure no other person is claiming a credit for the eligible
661		-	student;
662	643		3. Not claim the credit for an eligible student who enrolls as
663	644		a full-time student in a public school district, public charter
664	645		school, public virtual charter school, or magnet school;
665	646		4. Comply with rules and requ irements established by the
666	647		Commission for administration of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax
667	648		Credit Program; and
668	649		5. Notify the Commission not later than thirty (30) days af ter
669	650		the date on which the eligible student:
670	651		a. enrolls in a public school, includi ng an open-
671	652		enrollment charter school,
672	653		b. enrolls in a nonaccredited private school,
673	654		c. graduates from high school, or
674	655		d. is no longer utilizing credits authorized by paragraph
675	656		1 of subsection C of this section for any reason.
676	657		H. G. Eligible students may a ccept a scholarship from the
677	658		Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
678	659		Program created by Section 13 -101.2 of this title while
679	660		participating in the Okl ahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program.
680	661		I. H. 1. The Commission shall have the authority to conduct an
681	662		audit or contract for the auditing of receipts for qualified
682	663		expenses submitted pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C of this
683	664		section.
	665	+	2. The Commission shall be authorized to recapture the credits
	666	+	otherwise authorized by the pr ovisions of the Oklahoma Parental
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685		-	SB684 HFLR Page 14
686		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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711		-	2. The Commission shall be authorized to recapture the credits
712		-	otherwise authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Parental
713	693		Choice Tax Credit Act on a prorated basis if an audit conducted
714	694		pursuant to this subsection shows that the credit was claimed for
715	695		expenditures that were not qualified expenses or it finds that the
716	696		taxpayer has claimed an e ligible student who no longer attends a
717	697		private school or has enrolled in a public school in the state.
718	698		3. The Commission shall be authorized to reallocate credits for
719	699		the current application year to the next eligible taxpayer in line
720	700		when a taxpayer, on behalf of an eligible student in the program,
721	701		chooses not to participate, is no longer eligible to participate, or
722	702		chooses to forgo participation in the program for any reaso n no
723	703		later than September 1 following the opening of the application
724	704		period of each year.
725	705		4. The Commission shall provide notification of approval status
726	706		to applicants within thirty (30) days of closure of the application
727	707		window. Notice to applicants with an eligible student, whose
728	708		parents or legal guardians have a combined adjusted g ross income of
729	709		more than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), shall be
730	710		sent within thirty (30) days or no later than thirty (30) days after
731	711		the last day of the p riority consideration period.
732	712		J. I. In the event of a failure of revenue pursuant to the
733	713		Oklahoma State Finance Act, the tax credits otherwise authorized in
734	714		subsection C of this section shall be reduced proportionately to the
	715	+	reduction in the amount of money appropriated to the State Board of
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736		-	SB684 HFLR Page 15
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762		-	reduction in the amount of money appropriated to the State Board of
763	742		Education for the financial support of publ ic schools for the fiscal
764	743		year in which the failure of revenue occurs.
765	744		K. J. The Commission shall make available on its website to be
766	745		updated monthly:
767	746		1. The total amount o f credits claimed each year pursuant to
768	747		paragraphs 1 through 4 of subsection C of this section;
769	748		2. The amount of credits claimed and number of students awarded
770	749		each fiscal year pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this
771	750		section disaggregated by income categories;
772	751		3. The total amount of credits claimed and number of students
773	752		awarded who attended a public school in the semester immediately
774	753		preceding the school year for which the application is made each
775	754		year; and
776	755		4. The total number of applications de nied and total amount of
777	756		credits the denied applications represent for each fiscal year.
778	757		L. K. Credits received pursuant to the Oklahoma Parental Choice
779	758		Tax Credit Act shall not constitute taxable income to a taxpayer who
780	759		received the credit on behalf of an eligible student.
781	760		L. No later than June 15 of each year, each participating
782	761		private school shall electronically provide information to confirm
783	762		student enrollment and tuition information for the fall and spring
784	763		semesters of the preceding school year and any other information
785	764		requested by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Failure to provide this
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787		-	SB684 HFLR Page 16
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813	791		information may result in denial of private school participation in
814	792		subsequent school years.
815	793		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
816	794		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
817	795		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
818	796		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
819	797		be in full force from and after its passage a nd approval.
	798	+	Passed the Senate the 13th day of March, 2025.
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821		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET , dated
822		-	04/16/2025 - DO PASS.
	800	+
	801	+
	802	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
	803	+
	804	+
	805	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	806	+	2025.
	807	+
	808	+
	809	+
	810	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	811	+	of Representatives
	812	+