ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT
TO
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2177	By:	Benge and Newport of the House

				and

		Crutchfield and Rabon of the Senate

( Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education – appropriations - effective date - 		emergency )

AMENDMENT NO. 1.  Page 1, strike the stricken title, enacting clause and entire bill and insert

“An Act relating to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; making appropriations to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; stating purposes; requiring transfer of certain funds; authorizing expenditure of certain funds; making appropriations nonfiscal; providing lapse dates; requiring and prohibiting certain budget procedures; 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 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, 2007, the sum of Seven Hundred Ninety-eight Million Eight Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($798,800,619.00) 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.  Of those funds appropriated, the sum of Two Million Three Hundred Forty-four Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($2,344,650.00) shall be transferred to the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Trust Fund to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Act.
SECTION 2.  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to expend during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the sum of Forty-five Million Seven Thousand Dollars ($45,007,000.00) 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, 2007, the sum of Forty-five Million Seven Thousand Dollars ($45,007,000.00) from the Oklahoma Student Aid 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 Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the sum of Nineteen Million Nine Hundred Eighty Thousand Seventy-five Dollars ($19,980,075.00) 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 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 5.  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 Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($19,500,000.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for expenditures in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program.
SECTION 6.  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to expend during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the sum of Four Million Nine Hundred Twenty-seven Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,927,800.00) from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund of the State Treasury or so much thereof as may be necessary for expenditures in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program.
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, 2007, the sum of Three Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,900,000.00) 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 8.  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, 2007, the sum of Thirty-three Million Dollars ($33,000,000.00) 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 the 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 9.  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, 2007, the sum of Five Million Five Hundred Sixty-one Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-six Dollars ($5,561,266.00) 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 10.  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, 2007, the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($750,120.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary for the Office of Accountability to perform the duties imposed upon the Office of Accountability by law.
SECTION 11.  Appropriations made by this act, not including appropriations made for capital outlay purposes, may be budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 (hereafter FY-07) or may be budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008 (hereafter FY-08).  Funds budgeted for FY-07 may be encumbered only through June 30, 2007, and must be expended by November 15, 2007.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2007, and not budgeted for FY-08, shall lapse to the credit of the proper fund for the then current fiscal year.  Funds budgeted for FY-08 may be encumbered only through June 30, 2008.  Any funds remaining after November 15, 2008, 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-07, and not required to pay obligations for that fiscal year, may be budgeted for FY-08, 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-07 budget work program and after such revision has been approved by the Office of State Finance.
SECTION 12.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2006.
SECTION 13.  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.”
Passed the Senate the 12th day of April, 2006.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2006.

	
Presiding Officer	of the House
	of Representatives