Bill > SB36

This bill specifies the apportionment of certain funds appropriated for public school activities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, totaling $3,176,770,780. * Local and State-supported Financial Support of Public Schools: $2,437,991,559.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Certified Employee Health Benefit Allowance: $359,193,470.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Support Employee Health Benefit Allowance: $194,211,359.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Teachers’ Retirement Credit: $35,000,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Purchase of Textbooks and Instructional Materials: $45,190,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Alternative and High Challenge Education: $14,000,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Education Leadership Oklahoma: $3,770,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Advanced Placement Incentives: $1,500,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Reading Sufficiency Act: $13,000,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Required Assessments: $9,205,685.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Teach for America: $2,000,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Street School: $180,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Ag in the Classroom: $38,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Imagine Math: $1,000,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Imagine Reading: $1,000,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Oklahoma Arts Institute: $320,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Early Intervention: $16,225,341.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Secure Schools Program: $2,350,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Great Expectations: $500,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Child ID: $500,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Academic Standards Implementation: $300,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Teacher and Leader Effectiveness: $250,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Student Information Security: $500,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * ACT Work Keys: $250,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Early Childhood Initiative: $12,000,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * School Lunch Matching: $3,500,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Oklahoma School Security Initiative: $1,400,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Metrics Software: $2,000,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Inhalers for all schools: $250,000.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. * Administrative and Support Functions of the State Department of Education: $19,145,366.00, funded by Enrolled House Bill No. 1004. The bill also outlines the State Board of Education's budget categories for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, including payroll, professional services, other operating funds, and federal funds, with a total of $5,791,728,722.00. It specifies the transfer of certain funds to the School Consolidation Assistance Fund and the Teachers’ Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund. The bill includes provisions for potential reductions in funding for certain programs if the Teachers' Retirement Credit funding is insufficient and details how specific funds for Education Leadership Oklahoma will be expended. It also allows for appropriations to be budgeted for either fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, with specific encumbrance and expenditure deadlines. The bill declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage and approval.