Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.
HB 1540 creates the Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund within the State Treasury to support career and technology education programs. The fund, managed by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (ODCTE), will use state appropriations, gifts, and donations to expand career tech education based on critical occupation data. It operates as a reusable fund (replenished by incoming revenue) until July 1, 2030, with expenditures requiring state treasurer warrants. The bill directly affects ODCTE's ability to fund workforce training programs, aiming to align education with local job market needs.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 28, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to reflect its progression from the House to the Senate floor, updating the header and committee report information. The substantive policy language regarding the creation of the Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund, its funding sources, and its purpose remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability and policy intent remains unchanged; only the procedural metadata and formatting were updated.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document title from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and changed the date to April 23, 2025.
Replaced the 'AS INTRODUCED' label with 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to indicate the bill has been amended by the House.
Added a bracketed summary line listing the bill's main topics (appropriations, revolving fund, sources, etc.).
Updated the committee report attribution from the House Appropriations and Budget Committee to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Changed the effective date in the committee report section from July 1, 2025 to 'from and after its passage and approval'.
Adjusted page headers and footers to reflect the Senate version and updated the page count.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
22–1
Passed
Total votes 23
Apr 23, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-1)
senate
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 17
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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