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2010 Legislative and Budget Process Overview

January 2010

Overview
I. Composition of the Legislature

II. Executive Branch
III. Legislative Session IV. Policy Path

V. Budget Process
VI. Legislative Resources

OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
House of Representatives
o o o o o o 101 Members Two-Year Elected Terms Republicans gained control of House in 2002 for first time since 1920 Current Breakdown: 62 Republicans / 39 Democrats 18 Newly Elected Representatives (2008-09) o 13 Republicans, 5 Democrats Presided over Speaker Chris Benge

State Senate
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48 Members Four-Year Staggered Elected Terms Republicans gained control of Senate in 2008 for first time ever Current Breakdown: 26 Republicans / 22 Democrats 6 Newly Elected Senators (2008) o 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat Presided over by President Pro-Tempore Glenn Coffee Lt. Governor Jari Askins is the President of the Senate

OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
Legislative Salary
Members - $38,400 (base) President Pro-Tempore and Speaker - $17,932 (additional)

Other Top Leadership - $12,364 (additional)
All Members Receive Travel and Per Diem during Legislative Session

Terms of Office
 Prohibition on holding multiple offices

 A twelve-year term limit (beginning 1992)  Years in legislative office do not need not to be consecutive  Years of service in both the Senate and the House of Representatives are added together and included in determining the total number of legislative years in office  In the event of a vacancy in the Legislature, the Governor issues writs of election to fill the vacancies

OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
House Majority Leadership

SPEAKER Chris Benge (R- Tulsa)

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER Kris Steele (R-Shawnee) Tad Jones (R-Claremore)

FIRST ASSISTANT MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER • Ron Peters, R- Tulsa ASSISTANT MAJORITY FLOOR LEADERS • Lisa J. Billy (R-Purcell) • George Faught (R-Muskogee) • Dennis Johnson (R-Duncan) • Charles Key (R-Oklahoma City) • Todd Thomsen (R-Ada) • Harold Wright (R-Weatherford) CAUCUS CHAIR – John Wright (R-Broken Arrow) CAUCUS VICE-CHAIR – Skye McNeil (RBristow)

MAJORITY WHIP • Mike Jackson (R-Enid) DEPUTY MAJORITY WHIPS • Marian Cooksey (R-Edmond) • Fred Jordan (R-Jenks) • Steve Martin (R-Bartlesville) • Randy McDaniel (R-Oklahoma City) • Leslie Osborn (R-Tuttle) • Mike Sanders (R-Kingfisher) • Colby Schwartz (R-Yukon) • Mike Thompson (R- Oklahoma City) • Weldon Watson (R- Tulsa)

OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
House Minority Leadership

MINORITY LEADER Danny Morgan (D-Prague) DEPUTY FLOOR LEADERS • Wes Hilliard (D-Sulphur)

MINORITY FLOOR LEADER Mike Brown (D-Tahlequah)

• Jerry McPeak (D-Warner)
MINORITY WHIP • Ben Sherrer (D-Chouteau) CAUCUS CHAIR • Chuck Hoskins (D-Vinita) CAUCUS VICE-CHAIR • Ryan Kiesel (D- Seminole)

ASSISTANT FLOOR LEADERS • Wallace Collins (D-Norman) • Larry Glenn (D-Miami) • Jeannie McDaniel (D-Tulsa) • Wade Rousselot (D-Wagoner) • Jabar Shumate (D-Tulsa)

OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE

Senate Majority Leadership

PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE Glenn Coffee (R-Oklahoma City) ASSISTANT MAJORITY FLOOR LEADERS • Brian Bingman (R-Sapulpa) • Clark Jolley (R –Edmond) • Mike Mazzei (R –Bixby)

MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER Todd Lamb (R-Edmond) MAJORITY WHIPS • Cliff Branan (R –Oklahoma City) • Mike Schultz (R –Altus) • Anthony Sykes (R –Moore)

CAUCUS CHAIR: John Ford (R – Bartlesville)

SENATE POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE

Senate Minority Leadership

MINORITY LEADER
Charlie Laster (D- Shawnee)

ASSISTANT FLOOR LEADERS • Tom Adelson (D-Tulsa) • Sean Burrage (D-Claremore) • Jay Paul Gumm (D-Durant) • Tom Ivester (D-Sayre) • Richard Lerblance (D-Hartshorne)

MINORITY WHIPS • Roger Ballenger (D-Okmulgee) • Debbe Leftwich (D-Oklahoma City) • Susan Paddack (D-Ada) • Charles Wyrick (D-Fairland)

CAUCUS CHAIR: Kenneth Corn (D-Poteau) CAUCUS VICE-CHAIR: Judy Eason McIntyre (D-Tulsa)

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Governor as Chief Executive
 Elected four-year term, two-term limit  Powers and Duties:  The Governor is the head of state and chief executive for the State of Oklahoma  Commander in Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard  Yearly “State of the State” address to the Legislature (delivered first day of session)

 Governor Brad Henry (D-Shawnee)  Elected Nov 2002, re-elected Nov. 2006  Former State Senator

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Executive Branch Officials (Elected)

Lt. Governor, Jari Askins

Attorney General, Drew Edmondson

State Treasurer, Scott Meacham

Insurance Commissioner, Kim Holland

State Auditor & Inspector, Steve Burrage

Labor Commissioner, Lloyd Fields

Superintendent of Public Instruction, Sandy Garrett

Corporation Commissioners, Bob Anthony Jeff Cloud Dana Murphy

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Governor Henry‟s Cabinet (Appointed)
 Adjutant General & Secretary of the Military: Major General Myles Deering  Secretary of Agriculture: Terry Peach  Secretary of Commerce and Tourism: Natalie Shirley  Secretary of Energy: Bobby Wegener  Secretary of Environment: J.D. Strong  Secretary of Finance and Revenue: Scott Meacham  Secretary of Health: Terri White  Secretary of Human Resources and Administration: Oscar B. Jackson  Secretary of Human Services: Howard Hendrick  Secretary of Safety and Security: Kevin Ward  Secretary of State: M. Susan Savage  Secretary of Transportation: Phil Tomlinson  Secretary of Science and Technology: Dr. Joseph W. Alexander  Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Norman Lamb http://www.gov.ok.gov/cabinet.php

LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Regular Session
 Legislative Sessions begin at noon on the first Monday in February and must adjourn by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last Friday in May.  However, in odd number years (years following an election) the Legislature must meet on the Tuesday after the first Monday in January for the sole purpose of determining the outcome of the statewide elections.  The current 2010 session is designated as the Second Session of the 52nd Legislature.

Special Session
Special sessions can be convened as follows:  Issued jointly by two-thirds of the members of the Senate and two-thirds of the members of the House of Representatives, OR  Call of the Governor  Special sessions can run concurrent with regular sessions

POLICY PATH
Where Do Bills Come From?
 Request of a government agency or  Governor local government  Legislator‟s interest  Request of an interest group  Interim Study  Request of a constituent  National model legislation (e.g. NCSL, ALEC)

Preparation
 All bills must be requested and introduced by a legislator  Bill Request deadline –December 11, 2009  Bill Introduction deadline – January 14, 2010 Appropriation bills, and some substantive bills, are drafted as “shell bills – specifics are initially left blank and filled in later

POLICY PATH
Volume of Legislation
 1,082 Senate bills and 28 Joint Resolutions introduced in 2010
 1,240 Senate bills introduced in 2009; 250 passed  860 bills and 42 joint resolutions from 2009 remain alive

 1,153 House bills and 31Joint Resolutions introduced in 2010
 1,269 House bills introduced in 2009; 230 passed

 901 bills and 48 joint resolutions from 2009 remain alive

 Legislators may introduce an unlimited number of bills
 For non-leadership House members, only eight bills per session may be assigned to committees for consideration (extra bills sent to Rules Committee)

POLICY PATH

Governor Brad Henry

POLICY PATH
First Reading
 Bill introduced by legislator  Bill “read” into the House or Senate Journal  Procedural motion – no votes required

Second Reading
 Preliminary action for the referral of bills to committee for discussion and debate

 Occurs the day following first reading
 By order of the House Speaker or Senate Pro-Tempore, the bill can be placed directly on the calendar for the consideration of the legislative body (the next legislative day)

POLICY PATH
Committee Assignment
 Bill assignments are determined by legislative leadership
 Floor Leaders in consultation with the President Pro-Tem/Speaker

 Committee Structure
 Each committee and subcommittee has a Chair and Vice-Chair appointed by leadership
 Chairs are all members of the majority party  Some Vice-Chairs in both chambers are members of the minority

 Senate: 14 full standing committees and 5 subcommittees (appropriations)
 House: 17 full standing committees and 7 subcommittees  Typically, bills sent to the Appropriations Committee are those that will have implementation costs and impact the state budget  Bills referred to the Appropriations Committee are further assigned to subcommittees for discussion and vote

Senate Committee Structure and Chairs
APPROPRIATIONS
Education Subcommittee • Sen. James Halligan (R-Stillwater), Chair Health & Human Services Subcommittee • Sen. Brian Crain (R-Tulsa), Chair
• Sen. Patrick Anderson (R-End) – Vice-Chair

Appropriations & Budget Committee
• Sen. Mike Johnson (R-Kingfisher), Chair
• Sen. David Myers (R-Ponca City), Vice-Chair

• Sen. John Ford (R-Bartlesville), Vice-Chair

Gen Govt & Transportation Subcommittee • Sen. Randy Brogdon (R-Owasso), Chair
• Sen. Brian Bingman (R-Sapulpa), Vice-Chair

Public Safety and Judiciary Subcommittee • Sen. Anthony Sykes (R-Moore), Chair
• Sen. Jim Reynolds (R-Oklahoma City), Co-Chair

Natural Res. & Reg. Svcs. Subcommittee • Sen. David Myers (R-Ponca City), Chair
• Sen. Ron Justice (R-Chickasha), Vice-Chair

STANDING COMMITTEES COMMITTEE
Agriculture and Rural Development Business and Labor Education Energy & Environment Finance General Government Health and Human Resources Judiciary Public Safety & Homeland Security Retirement & Insurance Rules Tourism & Wildlife Transportation Veterans & Military Affairs

CHAIR
Sen. Ron Justice (R-Chickasha) Sen. Harry Coates (R-Seminole) Sen. John Ford (R-Bartlesville) Sen. Brian Bingman (R-Sapulpa) Sen. Mike Mazzei (R-Tulsa) Sen. Cliff Aldridge (R-Midwest City) Sen. Clark Jolley (R-Edmond) Sen. Patrick Anderson (R-Enid) Sen. Don Barrington (R-Lawton) Sen. Bill Brown (R-Broken Arrow) Sen. Jonathan Nichols (R-Norman) Sen. Mike Schulz (R-Altus) Sen. Cliff Branan (R – Oklahoma City) Sen. Jim Reynolds (R – Oklahoma City)

VICE-CHAIR
Sen. Mike Schulz (R-Altus) Sen. Dan Newberry (R-Tulsa) Sen. Clark Jolley (R-Edmond) Sen. Randy Brogdon (R-Owasso) Sen. Gary Stanislawski (R-Tulsa) Sen. Roger Ballenger (D-Okmulgee) Sen. Sean Burrage (D-Claremore) Sen. Susan Paddack (D-Ada) Sen. Steve Russell (R-Oklahoma City) Sen. Cliff Aldridge (R-Midwest City) Sen. Earl Garrison (D-Muskogee) Sen. Jerry Ellis (D-Valliant) Sen. Bryce Marlatt (R- Woodward) Sen. Don Barrington (R – Lawton)

House Committee Structure and Chairs
APPROPRIATIONS
Gen Govt & Transportation Subcommittee • Rep. Guy Liebmann (R-Ok. City), Chair • Rep. Colby Schwartz (R-Yukon), Vice-Chair Human Services Subcommittee • Rep. Ron Peters (R-Tulsa), Chair
• Rep. Marion Cooksey (R-Edmond), Vice-Chair

Health Subcommittee • Rep. Doug Cox (R-Grove), Chair
•Rep. Paul Wessellhoft (R-Moore), Vice-Chair

Appropriations & Budget Committee
• Rep. Ken Miller (R-Edmond), Chair • Rep. Scott Martin (R-Norman), Vice-Chair Education Subcommittee • Rep. Lee Denney (R-Cushing), Chair
• Rep. Earl Sears (R-Bartlesville), Vice-Chair

Judiciary and Public Safety Subcommittee • Rep. Randy Terrill (R-Moore), Chair
• Rep. Mark McCullough (R-Sapulpa), Vice-Chair

Natural Resources & Reg. Affairs Subcttee • Rep. Dale DeWitt (R-Braman), Chair
• Rep. Skye McNeil (R-Bristow), Vice-Chair

Revenue & Taxation Subcommittee • Rep. Jeff Hickman (R-Dacoma), Chair
• Rep. Neil Brannon (D-Arkoma), Vice-Chair

STANDING COMMITTEES COMMITTEE
Administrative Rules and Agency Oversight Agriculture and Rural Development Common Education Economic Development & Financial Services Energy and Utility Regulation General Government Government Modernization Higher Education and Career Technology Human Services International Relations & Tourism Judiciary Public Health & Social Services Public Safety & Homeland Security Rules Transportation Veterans & Military Affairs Wildlife

CHAIR
Rep. John Wright (R–Broken Arrow) Rep. Don Armes (R-Faxon) Rep. Ann Coody (R-Lawton) Rep. Dan Sullivan (R-Tulsa) Rep. Mike Thompson (R-Oklahoma City) Rep. Lisa J. Billy (R-Purcell) Rep. Jason Murphy (R-Guthrie) Rep. Todd Thomsen (R-Ada) Rep. Pam Peterson (R-Tulsa) Rep. Shane Jett (R-Tecumseh) Rep. Rex Duncan (R-Sand Springs) Rep. John Trebilcock (R-Broken Arrow) Rep. Sue Tibbs (R-Tulsa) Rep. Gus Blackwell (R-Goodwell) Rep. T.W. Shannon (R-Lawton) Rep. Gary Banz (R-Midwest City) Rep. Phil Richardson (R-Minco)

VICE-CHAIR
Rep. George Faught (R-Muskogee) Rep. John Enns (R-Enid) Rep. Sally Kern (R-Oklahoma City) Rep. Randy McDaniel (R-Oklahoma City) Rep. Weldon Watson (R-Tulsa) Rep. Dennis Johnson (R-Duncan) Rep. David Derby (R-Owasso) Rep. Bill Nations (D-Norman) Rep. Wade Rousselot (D-Wagoner) Rep. Purcy Walker (D-Elk City) Rep. Fred Jordan (R-Jenks) Rep. David Derby (R-Owasso) Rep. Steve Martin (R-Bartlesville) Rep. Mike Jackson (R-Enid) Rep. Charlie Joyner (R-Midwest City) Rep. John Carey (D-Durant) Rep. R.C. Pruett (R-Antlers)

POLICY PATH
Committee Hearing
 Bills are considered by committees only if put on the agenda by the chair.  Committee hearings may offer opportunities for supporters and opponents of legislation to have their voices heard about the issue.  Bills can be changed through amendments. A substantial change to a bill is rewritten as a “Committee Substitute.”  Bills are reported from committee with recommendations
 If the bill is not heard or it fails to receive a simple majority vote, it is said to “die in committee” (or “report progress”).
 If the bill received a “do pass” motion and secured a majority vote of the committee members, the bill is printed and placed on the general order for consideration by the full body of the chamber.

 Bills assigned to the Appropriations Committee must be approved by the subcommittee and the full committee before advancing.

POLICY PATH
Third Reading
 From committee, bills are placed on General Order and then brought up for a third reading for the full body of the chamber.  At this stage, bills are subject to further discussion, debate, and amendments. Substantial changes to a bill are written as a “Floor Substitute.” House rules require that Floor Substitutes be submitted 48 hours prior to a bill‟s hearing.  All bills advance if they receive a simple majority of votes. Emergency Clauses attached to bills and measures that change the constitution require 2/3rds majority vote.  All bills have titles. If members “Strike the Title,” the bill becomes “defective” or “crippled.” This action slows down the progress of a bill and ensures that it receives further consideration. This mostly happens to bills containing financial impacts to the state or that are works in progress.  Bills that pass are transmitted to the other chamber.

POLICY PATH
Opposite Chamber
 Following successful passage of a bill in its chamber of origin, it becomes “engrossed,” and sent to the opposite chamber.  Bills advance through the same process of First Reading, Second Reading, committee consideration, and Third Reading as in the original chamber.
 There are some variations in the procedures used by each chamber as specified by the House and Senate Rules.  Bills can have their titles stricken during this process.

 For bills that already have stricken titles, the second chamber may “Strike the Enacting Clause,” which further ensures that the bill will not advance without further consideration by both chambers.

 If bills pass the opposite chamber unchanged, it becomes “enrolled” and is sent to the Governor for his/her action.  If bills are amended in any way, they are returned to the original chamber for additional consideration.

POLICY PATH
After Third Reading
 Once the bill returns to the original chamber, the author can:  Move to accept the amendments. If approved by a vote of the chamber, it is moved to Fourth Reading and Final Passage under the same rules as Third Reading; OR  Move to reject the amendments and send the bill to conference committee.  Bills with stricken titles and/or enacting clauses must be sent to a conference committee to advance further.

Conference Committee
 A bill must be assigned to a conference committee for it to advance.  Committees contain at least three members assigned by House and Senate leadership.  Appropriations bills and bills with budgetary impacts may be referred to the General Conference Committee on Appropriations (GCCA).  Other than GCCA, few conference committees actually meet.  Working with their colleagues, lobbyists, advocates, and state agency personnel, key leaders assigned to the conference committee work out the details of the bill.

POLICY PATH
Conference Committee Reports
 A Conference Committee can:
 Accept the amendments from both houses.  Reject the amendments of both houses and propose a Conference Committee Substitute.  Conference Committee Substitutes can often bear little resemblance to the original legislation proposed. They may contain language from bills that were defeated or not heard earlier in session.

 Action taken by a Conference Committee results in a Conference Committee Report (CCR). The report must gain a majority of signatures from members assigned to the committee from each chamber.  CCRs must lay over in the House 36 hours before it can be considered.
Exception: final days of Session or suspension of the rules.

 CCRs are submitted to a vote of the originating chamber first. Reports can be approved or rejected, but not amended.  If a CCR is approved, it is then brought up for a vote on fourth and final reading. If approved, the CCR is brought to the second chamber for approval.  If a CCR is rejected, another conference may be requested with the same or different members appointed by the two chambers.

POLICY PATH
Action by the Governor
 An enrolled bill approved by both chambers is transmitted to the Governor. The Governor can do the following:
 Sign the bill into law within five days.  Allow the bill to become law by taking no action within five days when the legislature is in session.  Veto the entire bill. The legislature can override the Governor by a 2/3rd majority vote (68 votes from the House and 32 from the Senate).

If the bill contains an emergency clause, the veto must be overridden
by a 3/4th majority vote (76 votes from the House and 36 from the Senate).  Line-item veto spending items in appropriations bills. Such vetoes are similarly subject to being overridden by the legislature.  Following legislative adjournment, the Governor has fifteen days to sign the bill, veto a bill, or exercise a “pocket veto” by taking no action.

POLICY PATH
Legislative Deadlines: 2010 Session
DEADLINE
First Legislative Day -- convenes at noon
Senate Bills in Senate Committees deadline House Bills in House Committees deadline Third reading of measures in chamber of origin House Bills in Senate Committees deadline Senate Bills in House Committees deadline Third reading of measures in opposite chamber Sine Die Deadline, Adjournment, no later than 5:00 p.m.

2010 SESSION
Monday, February 1, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010 Thursday, February 25, 2010 Thursday, March 11, 2010 Thursday, April 1, 2010 Thursday, April 8, 2010 Thursday, April 22, 2010 Friday, May 28, 2010

Policy Path
To Track the Status and History of a Bill
1. Go to http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/

2. Select “Status of Measures” from the middle column
3. Choose “Basic Search Form” from menu on left-hand column

4.

Complete the Bill Search Form

To Find the Text of a Legislative Measure
1. Go to http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/

2.
3.

Select “Text of Measures” from the middle column
Select Chamber, Session and Status of measure    “Introduced” is initial version “Engrossed” is version that passed first chamber “Enrolled” is final version

BUDGET PROCESS
Revenue and Budget
 The legislature appropriates for the upcoming fiscal year (July 1 to June 30).

 Constitutional Taxpayer Protections:
 Constitutional requirement for a balanced budget.  Tax increases must be approved by a 3/4ths vote of the legislature or a vote of the people (SQ 640).

 Annual limit on appropriations increases are set to 12% plus inflation.

 Appropriation totals are based on projected revenue as certified by the Equalization Board in December (preliminary) and in February (final).

 Board projects upcoming revenue for the year for each appropriated fund based on estimates of tax collections.

For a complete discussion of the budget process and glossary of terms, see OK Policy‟s Online Budget Guide: http://okpolicy.org/online-budget-guide

BUDGET PROCESS
Budget Process Timeline
January
Governor Submits the Executive Budget to the Oklahoma State Legislature for Consideration

February

March

April

May

June
State agencies submit budget work program to Office of State Finance for approval

Legislature in Session Legislative Review of State Agency Budgets Passage of Budgets for State Agencies
Final Review of Available Revenue for Expenditure by State Legislature by the State Board of Equalization

June 30
End of Fiscal Year

July
July 1 Beginning of the New Fiscal Year

August

September
State agencies submit budget request to the Office of State Finance

October

November

December

OSF Reviews State Agency Budget Requests; House and Senate Committees Hold Agency Performance Reviews Hearings
Preliminary Certification of State Revenue by the State Board of Equalization for next year

BUDGET PROCESS
Tax Collections
 STATE REVENUE  Six Largest Sources accounted for 89% of all Tax Revenues – 2007
 Personal Income Tax - 38.3%  General Sales Tax – 22.1%  Gross Production Tax (Severance) – 10.6%


 

Motor Vehicle Tax – 6.8%
Motor Fuels Tax – 4.5% Corporate Income Tax – 6.3%

Oklahoma State Tax Collections by Major Tax Sources, in Thousands (Source: US Census Bureau)
10,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000

3,000,000
2,000,000 1,000,000

Individual Income Tax Corporate Income Tax

General Sales Tax Severance Tax

Motor Fuels Tax Other Taxes

Motor Vehicle License

BUDGET PROCESS
Appropriating Revenue
 The largest fund subject to appropriations is the General Revenue Fund.  Other major funds have restricted purposes.  The legislature cannot appropriate more than 95% of certified funds for the upcoming year. This allows for a budgetary cushion in case of a revenue shortfall.  Some funds are not certified and the legislature can appropriate 100% of the projected revenues.  During the fiscal year, if revenues meet expectations, the 5% reserve is deposited into the Cash Flow Reserve Fund and is available for appropriation.

BUDGET PROCESS
Appropriating Revenue
 About 75% of all appropriations are from the General Revenue (GR) Fund  Usually over 80%, but less in FY „10 due to federal money from the stimulus bill (ARRA)  1017 Education Reform Fund is 2nd largest state source – 9% State Appropriations by Revenue Source, in Millions, FY ‘10

BUDGET PROCESS
Rainy Day Fund
 General Revenue collections exceeding 100% of certification are deposited in the Constitutional Reserve Fund (known as the Rainy Day Fund), created in 1985.  During the fiscal year, if GR falls below 95% of the certified projection, a budget shortfall is declared and across-the-board cuts proportional to the shortfall become necessary.  Money in the Rainy Day Fund can be spent as follows:
 Up to 3/8th for a shortfall in current year General Revenue

collections;
 Up to 3/8th if projected General Revenues collections for the upcoming year are below General Revenue collections for the current fiscal year;

 Up to 1/4th upon declaration of an Emergency and legislative approval; and
 Up to $10 million from the RDF on tax incentives for at-risk manufacturers.

BUDGET PROCESS
Rainy Day Fund
Rainy Day Balances, FY ‘01 to FY ‘09 (opening balances in $ millions)
$700 $600 $500 $400 $300

$571.6 $461.3 $340.9 $217.5 $496.7

$596.6

$200 $100 $0

$157.5 $72.3 $0.1
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

 FY ‟03 and FY ‟04 – State budget shortfalls depleted the Rainy Day Fund to $100,000.  FY ‟06, ‟07, „08 – The Rainy Day Fund met and exceeded its constitutional cap.  RDF balance kept at $596.6 million for FY „10

BUDGET PROCESS
State Budget
 Three main funding sources pay for government operations and programs:
 State Appropriated Funds,  Federal Funds, and  Revolving Funds (fees, millage, co-pays, etc).

 State agencies combine funding streams and sources.

 State agencies are either appropriated or non-appropriated.
 Non-appropriated agencies are funded through fees, assessments, contributions, etc. (examples: Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, State Banking Department, Board of Nursing,

and others).

BUDGET PROCESS
Appropriations History, FY ‟00 – FY „10
(in $ millions; includes supplementals and Rainy Day Fund; excludes non-recurring “spillover funds”)
7,500 7,000 6,500
$6,217 $6,760

$7,043

$7,125
$30
ARRA

$7,231

6,000 5,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 FY'00 FY'01 FY'02 FY'03 FY'04 FY'05 FY'06 State Appropriations ARRA FY'07 FY'08
$4,981
$5,389 $5,491 $5,191 $5,145 $5,459

$641
ARRA

$7,095
State

$6,590
State

FY'09

FY'10

 State appropriations fell in FY‟03 and FY‟04, recovered strongly between FY‟05 and FY‟08, then flattened as tax cuts kicked in and the recession hit  Current forecasts are for FY „10 revenues to come in at least $800 million below appropriations  Initial FY ‘11 certification is $5.3 billion, or $1.3 billion less than initially appropriated in FY ’10.

BUDGET PROCESS
State Appropriations by Appropriations Subcommittee, FY ‟10
(total initial appropriations: $7,231.2 million)
General Government

5%

Natural Resources 2%

Other 0%

State Appropriations
Education

Amount ($ Million)
$3,859.4 $1,345.7 $787.3 $697.3 $372.8 $154.4 $14.4

Human Services 10%

Health & Social Services
Education 53%

Public Safety 11%
Health & Social Services 19%

Public Safety Human Services General Government Natural Resources Other

BUDGET PROCESS
State Appropriations by State Agency, FY ‟10
[Total Initial Appropriations: $7,231.2 million, includes ARRA]
10 Largest Agencies – 89.2%
DHS, $550.7 8% OHCA (Medicaid), $979.8 , 13%

Transportation, $208.7 , 3%
Mental Health, $203.3 , 3%

Common Education Higher Education Health Care Authority Department of Human Services Department of Corrections Department of Transportation

Corrections, $503.0 , 7%

Career Tech, $157.8 , 2% Juv. Affairs, $112.4 , 1% Public Safety, $93.3 , 1% All Other Agencies, $779.4 , 11%

Higher Ed., $1,070.7 , 15%

Mental Health Department
Career & Technology Education Juvenile Affairs Public Safety

Common Ed., $2,572.0 , 36%

All Other Agencies – 10.8%
68 State Agencies

Recent Office Holders
Governor
2009-10 2007-08 2005-06 2003-04 2001-02 1999-00 1997-98 1995-96 1993-94 1991-92 1989-90 1987-88 1985-86 1983-84 1981-82 1979-80 Brad Henry Brad Henry Brad Henry Brad Henry Frank Keating Frank Keating Frank Keating Frank Keating David Walters David Walters Henry Bellmon Henry Bellmon George Nigh George Nigh George Nigh George Nigh

House Speaker
Chris Benge Lance Cargill/ Chris Benge Todd Hiatt Larry Adair Larry Adair Lloyd Benson Lloyd Benson Glen Johnson Glen Johnson Glen Johnson

Senate Pro Tem
Glenn Coffee Mike Morgan & Glenn Coffee Cal Hobson/ Mike Morgan Cal Hobson Stratton Taylor Stratton Taylor Stratton Taylor Stratton Taylor Bob Cullison Bob Cullison

Jim Barker/Steve Lewis Bob Cullison

Jim Barker Jim Barker
Dan Draper/Jim Barker

Rodger Randle Rodger Randle Melvin York Melvin York Gene Howard

Dan Draper Dan Draper

LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES
Helpful On-Line Resources
 Updated Budget and Tax Information and the Online Budget Guide  www.OKPOLICY.org  Oklahoma Legislature Home Page
 o o o www.LSB.STATE.OK.US Link to House and Senate Homepages Check Legislation – status, wording, intent, etc Search OK Statutes and Constitution

 Office of State Finance
 www.OSF.STATE.OK.US o Governor‟s Annual Budget o Certification Estimates

 Open Book – Oklahoma‟s Finances  www.OKGOV/OKAA/
o State spending and budget info

 State Treasurer‟s Office
 www.TREASURER.STATE.OK.US o Monthly Revenue Reporting

 State Homepage
 www.OK.gov

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