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HB2917 • 2026

Agricultural education; Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund; Agricultural Awareness license plates; funding; program expansion; effective date.

Agricultural education; Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund; Agricultural Awareness license plates; funding; program expansion; effective date.

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Sponsor
Pittman
Last action
2025-02-17
Official status
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Agricultural education; Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund; Agricultural Awareness license plates; funding; program expansion; effective date.

Agricultural education; Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund; Agricultural Awareness license plates; funding; program expansion; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Agricultural education; Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund; Agricultural Awareness license plates; funding; program expansion; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2917 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 (2/17/2025)

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB2917 SUBPCS1 Ajay Pittman-SW 2/13/2025 2:58:33 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Ajay Pittman Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2917 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB2917 SUBPCS1 Ajay Pittman-SW 2/13/2025 2:58:33 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Ajay Pittman Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2917 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
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  • 12474 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2917 By: Pittman PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to agricultural education; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to operate the Ag in the Classroom program; stating program purpose; prescribing Department duties under the program; clarifying authority for the program; directing receipt of funds; authorizing the Department to apply for and use certain funds for program purposes; amending 47 O.S.
Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
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  • 12715 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2917 By: Pittman SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to agricultural education; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to operate the Ag in the Classroom program; stating program purpose; prescribing Department duties under the program; clarifying authority for the program; directing receipt of funds; authorizing the Department to apply for and use certain funds for program purposes; amending 47 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-17 House

    Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee

  2. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

  3. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee

  4. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  5. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Pittman

Official Summary Text

Agricultural education; Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund; Agricultural Awareness license plates; funding; program expansion; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2917 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 (2/17/2025)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

HOUSE BILL 2917 By: Pittman

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to agricultural education; amending
47 O.S. 2021, Section 1104.3, which relates to the Ag
in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund; increasing
the fee allocated to the fund from the Agricultural
Awareness license plates; allowing appropriation and
receipt of other monies to the fund; requiring
certain monies to be expended for program expansion;
and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1104.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1104.3. A. Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) Twenty-seven
Dollars ($27.00) of the fee authorized by Section 1135.5 of this
title for Agricultural Awareness license plates shall be deposited
to the Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund created in
subsection B of this section.
B. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a
revolving fund for the State Department of Agriculture to be
designated the "Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund". The

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fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year
limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the
Department pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this
section, appropriated or apportioned by the Legislature and received
as federal grants or funds, municipal contributions, private
contributors, and received from other sources, for duties associated
with this act. All monies accruing to the credit of such fund are
hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
Department for the purpose of Ag in the Classroom Education Program.
Expenditures from the 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.
2. All monies received by the Department above Twenty-four
Dollars ($24.00) of the fee for the Agricultural Awareness license
plates shall be allocated toward the expansion of the Ag in the
Classroom Education Program into urban areas.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

60-1-11313 SW 01/15/25