Bill Summary: HB 2454

• Appropriates funds to the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, in the amount specified by the legislature.

• Requires the Commission to budget all funds across three categories: Administration, Enforcement and Compliance, and Community Relations, with specific dollar amounts designated for each.

• Establishes budgetary limitations on full-time-equivalent employees and lease-purchase agreements for the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission during FY 2011.

• Specifies that appropriated funds may be budgeted for either FY-11 or FY-12, with FY-11 funds encumbered through June 30, 2011, and must be expended by November 15, 2011, with any remaining funds lapsing to the proper fund.

• Requires the Commission to develop outcome-based performance measures for each budget category and allows the Director to determine employee duties and compensation, with the Director's salary not to exceed a specified amount per annum.