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1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 4070   By: Alonso-Sandoval

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6                   AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to schools; creating the Oklahoma

    Extracurricular Enrichment Act; creating the Educator

8   Extracurricular Support Program under the State

    Department of Education; providing purpose of the

9   program; clarifying program participation is

    voluntary; mandating fund usage under the program;

10  providing eligibility; requiring creation of a seed

    grant component for the program; authorizing seed

11  funds for certain purposes; outlining school priority

    for seed funds; requiring application process for

12  program awards; providing application considerations;

    requiring participating districts to submit annual

13  report; requiring the Department to submit summary

    report; mandating rule promulgation; creating

14  revolving fund; stating fund purpose; allowing fund-

    matching for private donation through available

15  funds; providing contribution match requirements;

    providing private contribution usage; amending 3A

16  O.S. 2021, Section 713, as last amended by Section 5,

    Chapter 443, O.S.L. 2024 (3A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section

17  713), which relates to the disposition of lottery

    proceeds; requiring certain amount of proceeds to be

18  allocated to the Extracurricular Enrichment Revolving

    Fund; providing for codification; providing an

19  effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

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1   SECTION 1.      NEW LAW        A new section of law to be codified

2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-230 of Title 70, unless there

3 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

4   This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

5 Extracurricular Enrichment Act".

6   SECTION 2.      NEW LAW        A new section of law to be codified

7 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-231 of Title 70, unless there

8 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

9   A. There is hereby created within the State Department of

10 Education the Educator Extracurricular Support Program (the

11 Program).

12  B. The Program shall provide funds to participating school

13 districts and charter schools for the purpose of compensating

14 teachers and school staff who assume additional responsibilities in

15 supporting extracurricular programs.

16  C. Participation in the Program shall be voluntary for school

17 districts and charter schools.

18  SECTION 3.      NEW LAW        A new section of law to be codified

19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-232 of Title 70, unless there

20 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

21  A. Funds awarded under the Educator Extracurricular Support

22 Program shall be used to provide stipends to eligible teachers and

23 school staff who serve as:

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1   1. Primary sponsors, co-sponsors, or coordinators of

2 extracurricular clubs or programs; or

3   2. Leaders of student organizations requiring planning,

4 supervision, or instruction outside regular school hours.

5   B. Preference shall be given to extracurricular programs that:

6   1. Take place primarily after the regular school day;

7   2. Serve middle school or high school students;

8   3. Are offered at schools where a significant percentage of

9 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, as determined by

10 the State Department of Education; and

11  4. Address gaps in access to enrichment opportunities.

12  C. Eligible extracurricular programs may include, but are not

13 limited to:

14  1. Academic, cultural, leadership, or career-focused clubs;

15  2. Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics

16 (STEAM)-focused opportunities; and STEAM-focused clubs and programs,

17 including robotics, engineering, computer science, coding,

18 mathematics enrichment, science clubs, makerspaces, and design

19 challenges; and

20  3. Other student programs approved by the local school district

21 and the State Department of Education.

22  SECTION 4.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

23 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-233 of Title 70, unless there

24 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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1   A. The Educator Extracurricular Support Program shall include a

2 STEAM seed grant component to support the creation or expansion of

3 extracurricular clubs and programs with a focus on science,

4 technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

5   B. Seed funding may be used for:

6   1. Equipment, supplies, and instructional materials;

7   2. Competition registration fees;

8   3. Curriculum resources and training directly related to the

9 extracurricular program; and

10  4. Other costs approved by the State Department of Education.

11  C. Priority for seed funding shall be given to schools that:

12  1. Do not currently offer a STEAM extracurricular program;

13  2. Serve a high percentage of low-income students; and

14  3. Partner with community organizations, CareerTech centers,

15 higher education institutions, or industries.

16  SECTION 5.      NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified

17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-234 of Title 70, unless there

18 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

19  A. The State Department of Education shall award funds for the

20 Educator Extracurricular Support Program to districts through an

21 application process established by promulgated rules.

22  B. In awarding funds, the Department shall consider:

23  1. The number of eligible educators participating;

24  2. The number of students served;

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1   3. The extent to which the Program expands access to after-

2 school or Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics

3 (STEAM)-focused opportunities; and

4   4. Demonstrated need, including student poverty levels.

5   C. Funds awarded under this act shall supplement, and not

6 supplant, local or federal funds used for extracurricular or after-

7 school programs.

8   SECTION 6.         NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

9 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-235 of Title 70, unless there

10 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

11  A. Each participating district shall submit an annual report to

12 the State Department of Education that includes:

13  1. The number of educators receiving stipends;

14  2. The extracurricular programs supported;

15  3. The number of students participating;

16  4. Use of any Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and

17 Mathematics (STEAM) seed funds; and

18  5. Outcomes or indicators of student engagement, as determined

19 by the Department.

20  B. The Department shall submit a statewide summary report

21 annually to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of

22 Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State

23 Senate.

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1   SECTION 7.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-236 of Title 70, unless there

3 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

4   The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules necessary to

5 implement and administer the provisions of the Oklahoma

6 Extracurricular Enrichment Act.

7   SECTION 8.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

8 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-237 of Title 70, unless there

9 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

10  A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

11 fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the

12 "Extracurricular Enrichment Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

13 continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

14 consist of all monies received by the State Department of Education

15 from the lottery funds as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the

16 Oklahoma Statutes and monies appropriated or apportioned by the

17 Legislature.

18  B. All monies accruing to the credit of the Extracurricular

19 Enrichment Revolving Fund are hereby appropriated and may be

20 budgeted and expended by the Department for the purpose of providing

21 educator stipends, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and

22 Mathematics (STEAM) seed funding grants authorized under the

23 Oklahoma Extracurricular Enrichment Act. Expenditures from said

24 fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer

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1 against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the

2 Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and

3 payment.

4   SECTION 9.      NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified

5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-238 of Title 70, unless there

6 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

7   A. The State Department of Education may establish a matching

8 funds component within the Oklahoma Extracurricular Enrichment

9 Program to encourage private-sector and community investment in

10 extracurricular and after-school programming.

11  B. Subject to available funds, the Department may provide state

12 matching funds for monetary contributions made by:

13  1. Private businesses or industry partners;

14  2. Nonprofit organizations;

15  3. Foundations or philanthropic entities;

16  4. Workforce development or economic development organizations.

17  C. Matching funds may be awarded on a dollar-for-dollar basis

18 or another ratio established by rule, with priority given to

19 contributions that support:

20  1. After-school extracurricular programs;

21  2. STEAM-focused clubs and activities;

22  3. Schools serving a high percentage of students from low-

23 income households; and

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1   4. Programs that include mentorship, career exposure, or

2 workforce alignment.

3   D. Funds received through private or community contributions

4 may be used for:

5   1. Educator stipends;

6   2. STEAM seed funding grants; and

7   3. Equipment, supplies, or instructional resources directly

8 related to extracurricular programming.

9   E. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules

10 governing eligibility, verification of contributions, and

11 administration of matching funds under this section.

12  SECTION 10.     AMENDATORY  3A O.S. 2021, Section 713, as

13 last amended by Section 5, Chapter 443, O.S.L. 2024 (3A O.S. Supp.

14 2025, Section 713), is amended to read as follows:

15  Section 713. A. All gross proceeds shall be the property of

16 the Oklahoma Lottery Commission. From its gross proceeds, the

17 Commission shall pay the operating expenses of the Commission. At

18 least forty-five percent (45%) of gross proceeds shall be made

19 available as prize money. However, the provisions of this

20 subsection shall be deemed not to create any lien, entitlement,

21 cause of action, or other private right, and any rights of holders

22 of tickets or shares shall be determined by the Commission in

23 setting the terms of its lottery or lotteries.

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1   B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be

2 designated the "Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund".

3 Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the

4 State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

5 Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

6 approval and payment.

7   C. Upon their deposit into the State Treasury, any monies

8 representing a deposit of net proceeds shall then become the

9 unencumbered property of this state, and neither the Commission nor

10 the board of trustees shall have the power to agree or undertake

11 otherwise. The monies shall be invested by the State Treasurer in

12 accordance with state investment practices. All earnings

13 attributable to such investments shall likewise be the unencumbered

14 property of the state and shall accrue to the credit of the fund

15 provided for in subsection B of this section.

16  1. The first Sixty-five Million Dollars ($65,000,000.00) of

17 monies contributed annually to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust

18 Fund shall only be appropriated as follows:

19  a. forty-five percent (45%) for the following:

20  (1) kindergarten through twelfth grade public

21                  education, including but not limited to

22                  compensation and benefits for public school

23                  teachers and support employees, and

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1   (2) early childhood development programs, which shall

2                   include but not be limited to costs associated

3                   with prekindergarten and full-day kindergarten

4                   programs,

5   b. forty-five percent (45%) for the following:

6   (1) tuition grants, loans and scholarships to

7                   citizens of this state to enable such citizens to

8                   attend colleges and universities located within

9                   this state, regardless of whether such colleges

10                  and universities are owned or operated by the

11                  Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, or

12                  to attend institutions operated under the

13                  authority of the Oklahoma Department of Career

14                  and Technology Education; provided, such tuition

15                  grants, loans and scholarships shall not be made

16                  to a citizen of this state to attend a college or

17                  university which is not accredited by the

18                  Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,

19  (2) construction of educational facilities for

20                  elementary school districts, independent school

21                  districts, The Oklahoma State System of Higher

22                  Education, and career and technology education,

23  (3) capital outlay projects for elementary school

24                  districts, independent school districts, The

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1                   Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, and

2                   career and technology education,

3   (4) technology for public elementary school district,

4                   independent school district, state higher

5                   education, and career and technology education

6                   facilities, which shall include but not be

7                   limited to costs of providing to teachers at

8                   accredited public institutions who teach levels

9                   kindergarten through twelfth grade, personnel at

10                  technology centers under the authority of the

11                  Oklahoma State Department of Career and

12                  Technology Education, and professors and

13                  instructors within The Oklahoma State System of

14                  Higher Education, the necessary training in the

15                  use and application of computers and advanced

16                  electronic instructional technology to implement

17                  interactive learning environments in the

18                  classroom and to access the statewide distance

19                  learning network and costs associated with

20                  repairing and maintaining advanced electronic

21                  instructional technology,

22  (5) endowed chairs for professors at institutions of

23                  higher education operated by The Oklahoma State

24                  System of Higher Education, and

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1   (6) programs and personnel of the Oklahoma School for

2                   the Deaf and the Oklahoma School for the Blind,

3   c. five percent (5%) to the School Consolidation

4   Assistance Fund. When the total amount in the School

5   Consolidation Assistance Fund from all sources equals

6   Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), all monies

7   appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph which would

8   otherwise be deposited in the School Consolidation

9   Assistance Fund in excess of Five Million Dollars

10  ($5,000,000.00) shall be allocated by the State

11  Department of Education to public schools based on the

12  audited end-of-year average daily membership in grades

13  8 through 12 during the preceding school year for the

14  purpose of purchasing technology equipment. If at any

15  time the total amount in the School Consolidation

16  Assistance Fund drops below Five Million Dollars

17  ($5,000,000.00), the monies appropriated pursuant to

18  this subparagraph shall be deposited in the School

19  Consolidation Assistance Fund until the Fund again

20  reaches Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), and

21  d. five percent (5%) to the Teachers' Retirement System

22  Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund.

23 In no instance shall the annual maximum percentage for

24 administrative costs, not including marketing and advertising costs,

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1 funds set aside for prizes, commissions paid to retailers, contract

2 fees paid to gaming system vendors and instant ticket providers or

3 emergency-related capital expenses, exceed three percent (3%) of

4 sales.

5   2. The remaining portion of lottery annual net proceeds

6 deposited to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund that exceeds

7 Sixty-five Million Dollars ($65,000,000.00) shall be transferred by

8 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services equally to the

9 credit of the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund created in Section

10 6-190.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the Extracurricular

11 Enrichment Revolving Fund created in this act.

12  D. The Legislature shall appropriate funds from the Oklahoma

13 Education Lottery Trust Fund only for the purposes specified in

14 subsection C of this section. Even when funds from the trust fund

15 are used for these purposes, the Legislature shall not use funds

16 from the trust fund to supplant or replace other state funds

17 supporting common education, higher education, or career and

18 technology education.

19  E. In order to ensure that the funds from the trust fund are

20 used to enhance and not supplant funding for education, the State

21 Board of Equalization shall examine and investigate appropriations

22 from the trust fund each year. At the meeting of the State Board of

23 Equalization held within five (5) days after the monthly

24 apportionment in February of each year, the State Board of

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1 Equalization shall issue a finding and report which shall state

2 whether appropriations from the trust fund were used to enhance or

3 supplant education funding. If the State Board of Equalization

4 finds that education funding was supplanted by funds from the trust

5 fund, the Board shall specify the amount by which education funding

6 was supplanted. In this event, the Legislature shall not make any

7 appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year until an appropriation in

8 that amount is made to replenish the trust fund.

9  F. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, no

10 deficiency in the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund shall be

11 replenished by reducing any nonlottery funds including, specifically

12 but without limitation, the General Revenue Fund, the Constitutional

13 Reserve Fund, or the Education Reform Revolving Fund of the State

14 Department of Education. No program or project started specifically

15 from lottery proceeds shall be continued from the General Revenue

16 Fund, the Constitutional Reserve Fund, or the Education Reform

17 Revolving Fund of the State Department of Education. Such programs

18 must be adjusted or discontinued according to available lottery

19 proceeds unless the Legislature by general law establishes

20 eligibility requirements and appropriates specific funds therefor.

21 No surplus in the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund shall be

22 reduced or transferred to correct any nonlottery deficiencies in

23 sums available for general appropriations. The provisions of this

24 subsection shall not apply to bonds or other obligations issued

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1 pursuant to or to the repayment of bonds or other obligations issued

2 pursuant to the Oklahoma Higher Education Promise of Excellence Act

3 of 2005.

4   G. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

5 fund to be designated the "Oklahoma Education Lottery Revolving

6 Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal

7 year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the

8 Commission. All monies accruing to the credit of the Oklahoma

9 Education Lottery Revolving Fund are hereby appropriated and may be

10 budgeted and expended for the payment of net proceeds, prizes,

11 commissions to retailers, administrative expenses and all other

12 expenses arising out of the operation of the education lottery,

13 subject to the limitations provided in the Oklahoma Education

14 Lottery Act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants

15 issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

16 law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

17 Services for approval and payment.

18  The monies in the fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer

19 in accordance with state investment practices. All earnings

20 attributable to such investments shall likewise accrue to the credit

21 of the fund.

22  H. When appropriations from the Oklahoma Education Lottery

23 Trust Fund are made to common education pursuant to the provisions

24 of subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section,

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1 the appropriations shall be made available on a monthly basis. The

2 following process shall be used to ensure that the appropriations

3 are made available to common education in a timely manner:

4   1. Beginning in July of the fiscal year in which appropriations

5 are made to common education from the Oklahoma Education Lottery

6 Trust Fund, the Commission, on or before the ninth day of each

7 month, shall transfer to the State Treasurer, for credit to the

8 Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, one-twelfth (1/12) of the

9 annual apportionment due to common education as required by

10 subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section;

11  2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

12 Services shall allocate the transfers provided for in paragraph 1 of

13 this subsection to the State Department of Education on a monthly

14 basis, not to exceed one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual apportionment

15 for the fiscal year; and

16  3. The total amount of transfers to the Oklahoma Education

17 Lottery Trust Fund of net lottery proceeds made pursuant to this

18 subsection shall not exceed the total appropriations made to common

19 education from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund for the

20 specific fiscal year.

21  I. When appropriations from the Oklahoma Education Lottery

22 Trust Fund are made to The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education

23 pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of

24 subsection C of this section, the appropriations shall be made

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1 available to the System on a monthly basis. The following process

2 shall be used to ensure that the appropriations are made available

3 to The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education in a timely manner:

4   1. Beginning in July of the fiscal year in which appropriations

5 are made to The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education from the

6 Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, the Commission, on or before

7 the ninth day of each month, shall transfer to the State Treasurer,

8 for credit to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund one-twelfth

9 (1/12) of the annual apportionment due to the Oklahoma State Regents

10 for Higher Education as required by subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of

11 subsection C of this section;

12  2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

13 Services shall allocate the transfers provided for in paragraph 1 of

14 this subsection to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

15 on a monthly basis, not to exceed one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual

16 apportionment for the fiscal year; and

17  3. The total amount of transfers to the Oklahoma Education

18 Lottery Trust Fund of net lottery proceeds made pursuant to this

19 subsection shall not exceed the total appropriations made to The

20 Oklahoma State System for Higher Education from the Oklahoma

21 Education Lottery Trust Fund for the specific fiscal year.

22  J. When appropriations from the Oklahoma Education Lottery

23 Trust Fund are made to the Oklahoma Department of Career and

24 Technology Education, pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b

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1 of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section, the appropriations

2 shall be made available on an annual basis. The following process

3 shall be used to ensure that the appropriations to the Oklahoma

4 Education Lottery Trust Fund are available for the Oklahoma

5 Department of Career and Technology Education in a timely manner:

6   1. Beginning in July of the fiscal year in which appropriations

7 are made to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

8 Education from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, the

9 Commission, on or before the ninth day of each quarter, shall

10 transfer to the State Treasurer, for credit to the Oklahoma

11 Education Lottery Trust Fund, one-fourth (1/4) of the annual

12 apportionment due to the Oklahoma Department of Career and

13 Technology Education as required by subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of

14 subsection C of this section;

15  2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

16 Services shall allocate the transfer provided for in paragraph 1 of

17 this subsection to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

18 Education on a quarterly basis, not to exceed one-fourth (1/4) of

19 the annual apportionment for the fiscal year; and

20  3. The total amount of transfers to the Oklahoma Education

21 Lottery Trust Fund of net lottery proceeds made pursuant to this

22 subsection shall not exceed the total appropriations made to the

23 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education from the

24 Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund for the specific fiscal year.

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1   K. When appropriations from the Oklahoma Education Lottery

2 Trust Fund are made to the School Consolidation Assistance Fund and

3 Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund,

4 pursuant to the provisions of subparagraphs c and d of paragraph 1

5 of subsection C of this section, the appropriations shall be made

6 available on an annual basis. The following process shall be used

7 to ensure that the appropriations to the Oklahoma Education Lottery

8 Trust Fund are made available to the School Consolidation Assistance

9 Fund and Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving

10 Fund in a timely manner:

11  1. Beginning in July of the fiscal year in which appropriations

12 are made to the School Consolidation Assistance Fund and the

13 Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund from

14 the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, the Commission, on or

15 before the ninth day of each quarter, shall transfer to the State

16 Treasurer, for credit to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund,

17 one-fourth (1/4) of the annual apportionment due to the School

18 Consolidation Assistance Fund and the Teachers' Retirement System

19 Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund as required by subparagraphs c and

20 d of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section;

21  2. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

22 Services shall allocate the transfers provided for in paragraph 1 of

23 this subsection to the School Consolidation Assistance Fund and the

24 Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund on a

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1 quarterly basis, not to exceed one-fourth (1/4) of the annual

2 apportionment for the fiscal year; and

3   3. The total amount of transfers to the Oklahoma Education

4 Lottery Trust Fund of net lottery proceeds made pursuant to this

5 subsection shall not exceed the total appropriations made to the

6 School Consolidation Assistance Fund and the Teachers' Retirement

7 System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund from the Oklahoma Education

8 Lottery Trust Fund for the specific fiscal year.

9   L. At the conclusion of each fiscal year, the Oklahoma Lottery

10 Commission shall make available all remaining profits to the

11 Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund in the following manner:

12  1. By July 9 of the proceeding fiscal year, the Oklahoma

13 Lottery Commission shall transfer the five percent (5%) difference

14 between the previous year's State Board of Equalization estimate and

15 the appropriated amount. The cash contribution shall be available

16 for appropriation in the following legislative session pending

17 profit exists above and beyond the prior year's annual

18 appropriation; and

19  2. By September 30, the Oklahoma Lottery Commission shall

20 transfer all remaining profit as established by an external

21 financial audit pursuant to Section 733 of this title. This cash

22 contribution shall be available for appropriation in the following

23 legislative session pending profit exists above and beyond the prior

24 year's annual appropriation.

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1   SECTION 11. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.

2   SECTION 12. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

3 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby

4 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and

5 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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