ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1100	By:	Hulbert, Sears, O'Donnell, Kern, Nollan, Cockroft, Sherrer and Hoskin of the House

				and

		Sharp of the Senate

[ schools – prohibiting Legislature from enacting mandate unless sufficient funding is provided -  effective date ]  

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 3-129.11 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The Legislature shall be prohibited, after the effective date of this act, from enacting measures that create new mandates or amends an existing mandate in a way that increases costs on public school districts unless sufficient funding is appropriated by the Legislature or another source of funding is otherwise provided for to pay the cost of the mandate.  Prior to enactment, the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability, as overseen by the Secretary of Education, shall determine if a measure creates or amends a mandate and the amount necessary to sufficiently fund the cost of the mandate for public school districts.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.
Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate