HB 1209 Summary

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Rehabilitation Services from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, with specific amounts to be determined for four categories: Vocational Rehabilitative and Visual Services, Oklahoma School for the Blind, Oklahoma School for the Deaf, and Disability Determination Division.

• Exempts unanticipated federal funds awarded after July 1, 2015, from expenditure limitations, provided such funds used for operations are included in the agency's budget work program.

• Authorizes the Executive Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services to set employee duties and compensation not otherwise prescribed by law, with a full-time-equivalent employee limit of 0.0 for fiscal year 2016.

• Exempts employees of the Disability Determination Division whose salaries are funded entirely by federal funds from the agency's FTE limitation.

• Allows appropriations to be budgeted for either fiscal year 2016 or 2017 with specific encumbrance deadlines (June 30 of respective year) and lapse dates (November 15 of respective year), and prohibits simultaneous budgeting in both fiscal years.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2015.