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This is expected to be the second consecutive increase to Oklahoma public school funding. Here's a look at how the money will be spent.
The State Board of Education, the governing body of the Department, is composed of the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction and six members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. The State Superintendent, in addition to serving as chair of the Board, serves as the chief executive officer ...
Speaking at a Monday morning news conference, House Speaker Charles McCall said the House's final budget plan could include spending restrictions on the Oklahoma State Department of Education ...
The Budget of the State of Oklahoma is the governor's proposal to the Oklahoma Legislature which recommends funding levels to operate the state government for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1. Legislative decisions are governed by rules and legislation regarding the state budget process.
The Oklahoma State Budget for Fiscal Year 2014, is a spending request by Governor Mary Fallin to fund government operations for July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014. Governor Fallin proposed the budget on February 4, 2013. This was Governor Fallin's third budget submitted as governor.
Funding for the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the state Senate would remain flat, with both last year's levels. The House at $22.786 million and the Senate at $12.780 million.
The position of Secretary of Education was established, along with the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet, by the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986. [citation needed] The Act directs the Secretary of Education to advise the Governor on public education policy and advise the state public education agencies on new policy as directed by the Governor.
“The (Oklahoma) State Department of Education does not make laws and they do not write the budget for public schools in the state of Oklahoma. That is strictly a legislative function," Pugh said.