STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 52nd Legislature (2010)

HOUSE BILL 2371	By:		Miller and Martin (Scott) of the House

				and

		Johnson (Mike) and Myers of the Senate

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Arts Council; making an appropriation; stating purpose; providing for the budgeting of funds in certain categories and amounts; requiring certain performance measures for budget categories; providing for duties and compensation of employees; limiting the maximum salary of the Chief Administrative Officer; providing budgetary limitations; requiring budgeting of certain funds in certain years; requiring certain budget procedures; prohibiting certain budget procedures; providing lapse dates; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma Arts Council from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the sum of __________________ Dollars ($0.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Oklahoma Arts Council by law.
SECTION 2.  For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the Oklahoma Arts Council shall budget all funds in the following categories and amounts:
Category	Appropriation	Total
Public/Private Partnerships for Community Programs 	$0.00	$0.00
Learning and the Arts	0.00	0.00
TOTAL	$0.00	$0.00
The agency shall develop outcome-based performance measures for each budget category.
SECTION 3.  The duties and compensation of employees, not otherwise prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Oklahoma Arts Council by law shall be set by the Council.  The salary of the Chief Administrative Officer shall not exceed _____________ Dollars ($0.00) per annum, payable monthly for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.  The Oklahoma Arts Council for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, shall be subject to the following budgetary limitations on full-time-equivalent employees, except as may be authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 3603 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
Budgetary Limitation	Amount
Full-time-equivalent Employees	0.0
SECTION 4.  Appropriations made by this act, not including appropriations made for capital outlay purposes, may be budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 (hereafter FY-11) or may be budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 (hereafter FY-12).  Funds budgeted for FY-11 may be encumbered only through June 30, 2011, and must be expended by November 15, 2011.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2011, and not budgeted for FY-12, shall lapse to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal year.  Funds budgeted for FY-12 may be encumbered only through June 30, 2012.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2012, 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-11, and not required to pay obligations for that fiscal year, may be budgeted for FY-12, 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-11 budget work program and after such revision has been approved by the Office of State Finance.
SECTION 5.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2010.
SECTION 6.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

52-2-15279	NB	12/29/09