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HB1540 • 2026

Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

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Sponsor
Patzkowsky
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
Placed on General Order
Effective date
Not listed

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Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1540 (House): Introduced (2/5/2025) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1540 (Senate): HB1540 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  2. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed

  3. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Title stricken

  4. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations

  5. 2025-03-13 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  6. 2025-03-13 Senate

    First Reading

  7. 2025-03-12 House

    General Order

  8. 2025-03-12 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck

  9. 2025-03-12 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 17

  10. 2025-03-12 House

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2025-02-27 House

    CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee

  12. 2025-02-27 House

    Authored by Senator Murdock (principal Senate author)

  13. 2025-02-10 House

    Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee

  14. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

  15. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee

  16. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  17. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Patzkowsky

Official Summary Text

Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1540 (House): Introduced (2/5/2025)
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1540 (Senate): HB1540 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1540 By: Patzkowsky and Deck of the
House

and

Murdock of the Senate

An Act relating to appropriations; creating the
Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving
Fund; providing funding sources; declaring purpose of
fund; providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a
revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education to be designated the "Oklahoma Workforce Education
Partnership Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund,
not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all
monies received by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education from monies appropriated or apportioned by the Legislature
and gifts, donations, and bequests. All monies accruing to the
credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and
expended by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education for the purpose of expanding career technology education

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as determined by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education using critical occupation data. Expenditures from said
fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
payment. The provisions of this section shall cease to have the
force and effect of law on July 1, 2030.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or 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.
Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate