From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2008 Oklahoma state budget
2008 Oklahoma state budget
2008 (2008) Budget of the Oklahoma state government • increased funding of Oklahoma Opportunity
SB 334 - FY2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Fund, a program used to recruit business to
Oklahoma
‹ 2007 · · 2009 ›
• • increased funding for workforce development
Submitted February 2007 centers
• review of State government workforce
Submitted by Brad Henry, Governor
compensation and recruitment levels
Submitted to Oklahoma Legislature • review fiscal solvency of State public pension
Passed June 4, 2007 systems
• • permanent funding for Oklahoma State Bureau of
Total revenue $7.17 billion (estimated) Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children
$7.03 billion (actual)
Unit and Child Abuse Response Team Unit
Total expenditures $7.17 billion (budgeted) • permanent funding for Oklahoma Bureau of
$6.93 billion (enacted) Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control anti-
Website Oklahoma Office of State Finance methamphetamine initiative
Main article: Oklahoma state budget Key funding issues
2008,
The Oklahoma State Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 was a
spending request by Governor Brad Henry to fund gov- The Governor’s budget identified the following key fund-
ernment operations for July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008. Gover- ing issues:
nor Henry and legislative leader approved the budget in • - use of Rural Economic Action Plan funding for:
May 2007. • enforcement of federal Clean Water Act relating
Figures shown in the spending request do not reflect to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
the actual appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008, which wastewater discharges
must be authorized by the Legislature. • covering expenses associated with the sale of the
Lake Texoma State Lodge
• lowering fuel emissions through the
Major Initiatives implementation of the Oklahoma Blue Skyways
The Governor’s budget identified the following major ini- program
tiatives: • identifying future water sources in the State
• • increased common education teacher salary • conservation and projects aimed at lowering
• expanded early childhood education activities pollution, flood prevention, and other water
• permanent dedicated revenue toward Oklahoma projects
Higher Learned Access Plan (OHLAP) college • • $150,000 to Oklahoma Department of Commerce
tutition scholarship program for economic development in rural areas
• • increased programs for substance abusers • $250,000 for a branding initiative by Oklahoma
• expand Medicaid coverage for children under the Department of Tourism and Recreation
State Children’s Health Insurance Program • $2.5 million to fund the bond payments for the
(SCHIP) from 185%t to 300% of the federal Native American Cultural and Educational
poverty level Authority
• expand Insure Oklahoma, a health insurance • • $221 million increase to Oklahoma State
premium assistance program of the Oklahoma Department of Education for teacher salary
Health Care Authority, from 185% to 200% of the increases, State aid to local school districts, and
federal poverty level ealry childhood efforts
• • increased funding of Economic Development • $131 million to Oklahoma State Regents for
Generating Excellence (EDGE) Fund, a program Higher Education for institutional budgets and
used promote research and economic scholarships
development • $7 million to Oklahoma Department of Career
and Technology Education for teacher salary
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increases and State aid to local technology • $286 million - • $544 million -
districts Transportation Department of
• • Annualization of the Federal Medical Assistance (+0%) Human Services
Percentages change associated with premium • $106 million - • $500 million -
costs for Medicare Parts A and B and the Finance and Department of
Medicare Prescription Drug Phased-down State Revenue (+1%) Corrections
Contribution • $80.8 million - • $285 million -
• $17.5 million for expenses associated with Judiciary (+2%) Department of
increased Medicaid enrollees • $75.8 million - Transportation
• $1 million for Medicare A and B premiums Commerce and • $221 million -
• $8 million for expanding Medicaid coverage to Tourism (+4%) Department of
include children at or below 300% of the federal • $40.2 million - Mental Health and
poverty level Veterans Affairs Substance Abuse
• • $77 million increase to the Oklahoma (+2%) Services
Department of Corrections for annualizing the • $39.6 million - • $154 million -
state employee pay increase, contract beds, Agriculture (+6%) Department of
implementation and expansion of evidence- • $36.1 million - Career and
based treatment services for inmates and Legislature (+1%) Technology
community corrections, and operational needs at • $24.5 million - Education
the J. Harp Correctional Facility Science and • $107 million -
• $1 million for the establishment of terrorism Technology (+9%) Office of Juvenile
institute to expand and share knowledge to help • $23.6 million - Affairs
prevent terrorism and lessen its effects Human Resources • $91.3 million -
• $300,000 for operating costs of the Oklahoma and Administration Department of
Office of Homeland Security (+1%) Public Safety
• - issuing a $663.4 million bond to provide for the • $17.5 million - • $80.8 million -
maintenance, replacement or construction of state Energy (+2%) Judiciary
facilities, payments to schools and counties, and • $15.3 million - • $69.3 million -
investment in economic development and research Environment Department of
activities (-14%) Health
• $14.9 million - • $48.2 million - Tax
Total Revenue Military (+15%)
• $8.2 million -
Commission
• $40.2 million -
All revenue for Fiscal Year 2008 was $7.17 billion, up 7.8% Secretary of State Department of
from FY2006 levels of $6.65 billion. (-9%) Veterans Affairs
• $3.5 million - • $39.6 million -
Total Spending Governor and
Lieutenant
District Attorneys
Council
The Governor’s budget for Fiscal Year 2007 totaled $7.17 Governor (+9%) • $36.1 million -
billion in spending, an increase of 6% over Fiscal Year Legislature
2006 levels of $6.74 billion. Percentages in parentheses • $30.5 million -
indicate percentage change compared to 2007. The bud- Department of
get request is broken down by the following expendi- Agriculture
tures: • $29.3 million -
• $110 million - Fiscal Year 2007 Supplementals Department of
• • $3.82 billion - • • $2.57 billion - Rehabilitation
Education (+8%) Department of Services
• $1.05 billion - Education • $28.1 million -
Health (+9%) • $1.07 billion - State Department of
• $734 million - Regents for Higher Commerce
Human Services Education • $28.1 million -
(+2%) • $763 million - Office of State
• $701 million - Health Care Finance
Safety and Security Authority • $27.6 million -
(+2%) Department of
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Tourism and • $40.3 million - Veterans Affairs (+0%)
Recreation • $38.8 million - Legislature (+7%)
• $236.9 million - All • $30 million - Human Resources and
Other Agencies Administration (+27%)
• $22.5 million - Science and Technology (-8%)
• $16.5 million - Environment (+8%)
Total Appropriations • $13.7 million - Military (-8%)
The Oklahoma Legislature approved total approrpations • $13.2 million - Energy (-25%)
for fiscal year 2008 of $6.9 billion. Percentages in paren- • $9.1 million - Secretary of State (+11%)
theses indicate percentage change compared to the • $3.4 million - Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Governor’s budget. The final appropriations are broken (-3%)
down by the following expenditures:[1]
• • $3.72 billion - Education (-3%)
• $1.05 billion - Health (+0%)
References
• $752 million - Human Services (+2%) [1] Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Apporpriations Bill,
• $689 million - Safety and Security (-2%) Oklahoma Legislature
• $218 million - Transportation (-24%)
• $106 million - Finance and Revenue (+0%)
• $85.8 million - Judiciary (+6%)
External links
• $77.4 million - Commerce and Tourism (+2%) • Oklahoma Office of State Finance official website
• $42.9 million - Agriculture (+8%) • Fiscal Year 2008 Budget
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