STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

HOUSE BILL 1137	By:	Martin (Scott) and Newell of the House

				and

		Jolley and Justice of the Senate

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; making appropriations; authorizing expenditures of certain funds; stating purpose; requiring budgeting of certain funds in certain years; providing lapse dates; requiring certain budget procedures; prohibiting certain budget procedures; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the sum of _____________________ Dollars ($0.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for allocation by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma Constitution for the education and general operating budgets of the institutions and for other programs, construction, renovations or repairs administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
SECTION 2.  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to expend during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the sum of __________________ Dollars ($0.00) from the Higher Education Capital Revolving Fund of the State Treasury for allocation by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma Constitution for the education and general operating budgets of the institutions and for other programs, construction, renovations or repairs administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
SECTION 3.  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to expend during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the sum of __________________ Dollars ($0.00) from the Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Revolving Fund of the State Treasury for allocation by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma Constitution for the education and general operating budgets of the institutions and for other programs, construction, renovations or repairs administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.  
SECTION 4.  There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the Special Cash Fund of the State Treasury, the sum of ____________________ Dollars ($0.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for the education and general operating budgets of the institutions and for other programs, construction, renovations or repairs administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
SECTION 5.  There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the sum of ____________________ Dollars ($0.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for expenditures for concurrent enrollment pursuant to Section 628.13 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 6.  There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the sum of ____________________ Dollars ($0.00) pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes for allocation by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to provisions of Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma Constitution for construction, renovations or repairs administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or for any other purpose authorized by paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 7.  There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the sum of ____________________ Dollars ($0.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for the general operating budget of the Administrative Offices of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
SECTION 8.  There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the sum of ____________________ Dollars ($0.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability to perform the duties imposed upon the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability by law.
SECTION 9.  Appropriations made by this act, not including appropriations made for capital outlay purposes, may be budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 (hereafter FY-14) or may be budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 (hereafter FY-15).  Funds budgeted for FY-14 may be encumbered only through June 30, 2014, and must be expended by November 15, 2014.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2014, and not budgeted for FY-14, shall lapse to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal year.  Funds budgeted for FY-15 may be encumbered only through June 30, 2015.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2015, shall lapse to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal year.  These appropriations may not be budgeted in both fiscal years simultaneously.  Funds budgeted in FY-14, and not required to pay obligations for that fiscal year, may be budgeted for FY-15, after the agency to which the funds have been appropriated has prepared and submitted a budget work program revision removing these funds from the FY-14 budget work program and after such revision has been approved by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
SECTION 10.  This act shall become effective September 1, 2013.

54-1-15006	AK	01/11/13