HB 1711 Summary

• Establishes the School District Unfunded Mandate Relief Program administered by the State Board of Education to allow school districts to escape unfunded and underfunded state mandates

• Authorizes school district boards of education to adopt resolutions to deregulate from any unfunded or underfunded mandate and associated State Board of Education rules, with notification required to the State Department of Education

• Requires the State Department of Education to annually create and publish a list of all state-created mandates, associated rules, required funding amounts, and current funding levels by June 30 of each fiscal year

• Defines "underfunded mandate" as any mandate receiving 75% or less of necessary funding and "unfunded mandate" as any mandate receiving 0% funding from the Oklahoma Legislature

• Takes effect July 1, 2013 with emergency clause for immediate implementation