ENGR. H.B. NO. 1278 - Summary

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, with specific budget categories for Administration, Asbestos Abatement, Regulation and Enforcement, Statistical Research and Licensing, and Occupational Safety and Health.

• Establishes budgetary limitations on full-time-equivalent employees and expenditures for the Department of Labor, excluding capital and special projects authorized under Section 3603 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

• Requires the Department of Labor to submit an annual report by February 1, 2010, detailing state, federal, and local asbestos abatement funds received, projects completed, and employee usage across all agencies.

• Sets provisions for budget flexibility allowing funds to be budgeted for either fiscal year 2010 or 2011, with encumbrance deadlines of June 30 and expenditure deadlines of November 15 for each respective year.

• Declares the act effective July 1, 2009, with an emergency clause making it effective upon passage and approval.