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OK SB1288

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Josh Brecheen

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the Oklahoma Art in Public Places Act to create an automatic moratorium on the 1.5% assessment for public art whenever state revenue certification decreases year-over-year
  • State agencies and higher education institutions currently must allocate 1.5% of capital project expenditures (up to $500,000 maximum per project) to the Oklahoma Arts Council for public art
  • The moratorium triggers automatically when the State Board of Equalization's February revenue certification is less than the previous year's February certification
  • Replaces the previous fixed moratorium for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 with this ongoing, revenue-dependent suspension mechanism
  • Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

Art in public places; providing automatic moratorium on funding depending on revenue certifications.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Appropriations

2/2/2016

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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