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The Oklahoma State Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, was a spending request

Oklahoma state budget

The Budget of the State of Oklahoma is the Governor's proposal to the Oklahoma Legislature which recommends funding levels to operate the state government for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1...

by Governor

Governor of Oklahoma

The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...

Brad Henry

Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002...

to fund government operations

Government of Oklahoma

The government of the US State of Oklahoma, established by the Oklahoma Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial...

for July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006. Governor Henry and legislative leader approved the budget in May 2005.

Figures shown in the spending request do not reflect the actual appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006, which must be authorized by the Legislature

Oklahoma Legislature

The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...

Major Initiatives

The Governor's budget identified the following major initiatives:

Education - day long kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...

programs statewide, pilot program for middle school math improvement program, reforming high school curriculum, and a bond issue for higher education building projects
Health Care - reducing the price of prescription drugs
Tax Reform - establish an Economic Development Research Endowment Fund, established a Taxpayer Relief Fund, exemption of Corporate capital gains from taxation and estate tax reform

Key Funding Issues

The Governor's budget identified the following key funding issues:

Health Care
- $80 million for Oklahoma Health Care Authority
  Oklahoma Health Care Authority
  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for purchasing health insurance benefits for Oklahoma's state employees and for the state's Medicaid recipients. The Authority is the state level counter-part to the national Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
  
  to maintain program levels
- $1.4 million for State prescription drug program
- $11.8 million for Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is an agency of the Government of Oklahoma responsible for providing public health services relating to mental illness and substance abuse...
  
  programs
- $3.8 million to improve nursing home inspections, increase nurse salaries and improve breast cancer screening program
- $1.8 million to improve the nurse-to-patient ratio at Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
  Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
  The Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs is a department of the state of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs charged with providing medical and rehabilitative services for veterans and their families....
  
  centers
Education
- $22.4 million to provide 100% of teachers' health insurance
- $54.8 million to increase teachers' salaries
- $24.6 million to provide full-day kindergarten programs statewide
- $18.3 million for academic programs
- $62.7 million for higher education bond issue, institutional allocations and scholarships
- $4.2 million for Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education for rural and urban programs, inmate skill centers and business industry training
Public Safety
- $14.2 million to annualize supplemental appropriations
- $3.4 million to authorize a 72 member academy for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol
  Oklahoma Highway Patrol
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is a major state law enforcement agency of the government of Oklahoma. It is a division of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was legislatively created in 1937 due to the growing problem of motor vehicle accidents, the expansion of a...
Transportation
- $48.6 million increase to pay off debt by Oklahoma Department of Transportation
  Oklahoma Department of Transportation
  The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulation the use of the state's transportation infrastructure...
Human Services
- $72.1 million for Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing help to individuals and families in need through public assistance programs and managing services for seniors and people with disabilities. The Department is governed by the Commission on...
  
  to replace one-time revenue sources to support child care subsidies
- $2.8 million for Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
  Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
  The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs is an agency of the state of Oklahoma headquartered in Oklahoma City that is responsible for planning and coordinating statewide juvenile justice and delinquency prevention services. OJA is also responsible for operating juvenile correctional facilities in...
  
  to increase juvenile tracking and expanding mental health and substance abuse services
Commerce, Tourism, Energy, Environment
- $2 million to Tar Creek Trust Authority for voluntary relocation plan
- $2.4 million to Oklahoma Historical Society
  Oklahoma Historical Society
  The Oklahoma Historical Society is an agency of the government of Oklahoma dedicated to promotion and preservation of Oklahoma's history and its people by collecting, interpreting, and disseminating knowledge and artifacts of Oklahoma....
  
  for debt payments
- $1 million to Oklahoma Department of Commerce
  Oklahoma Department of Commerce
  The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism. The Department is responsible for the supporting local communities, stimulating growth of the existing businesses, attracting new business, and promoting the...
  
  to improve business recruitment
Capital Budget - issuing a $145 million bond
Bond (finance)
In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay interest to use and/or to repay the principal at a later date, termed maturity...

to provide for the maintenance, replacement or construction of the following:
- $27 million to replace heating and cooling system in Oklahoma State Capitol
  Oklahoma State Capitol
  The Oklahoma State Capitol is the house of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the building that houses the Oklahoma Legislature, and the meeting place of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. It is located along Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City. The present structure includes a dome that was...
  
  building
- $26 million to construct new headquarters for Oklahoma Tax Commission
  Oklahoma Tax Commission
  The Oklahoma Tax Commission is the Oklahoma state government agency that collects taxes and enforces the internal revenue laws of the state. The Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate...
- $25 million to construct a State Data Center to provide information technology
  Information technology
  Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
  
  services to all State agencies
- $3 million to increase the budget for the construction of a new office for the Attorney General of Oklahoma
  Attorney General of Oklahoma
  The Attorney General of Oklahoma is the State Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma. The Attorney General serves as the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Oklahoma. The Attorney General is responsible for providing legal advise to the various agencies and departments of...
- $21 millino for the remodel and expansion of the Wiley Post Historical Building into the new State Judicial Center as home for the Oklahoma Supreme Court
  Oklahoma Supreme Court
  The Supreme Court of Oklahoma is one of the two highest judicial bodies in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and leads the Oklahoma Court System, the judicial branch of the government of Oklahoma....
- $7 million to construct a new medium security faciliy for the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
- $25 million for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board
  Oklahoma Water Resources Board
  The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is an agency in the government of Oklahoma under the Governor of Oklahoma. OWRB is responsible for managing and protection the water resources of Oklahoma as well as for planning for the state's long-range water needs. The Board is composed of nine members...
  
  to use a loans to local government to improve local water systems
- $5 million for the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial as an endowment
- $6 million to repair or purchase two corrtectional facilities under the Oklahoma Department of Corrections
  Oklahoma Department of Corrections
  The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system. It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City, in the former Mabel Bassett Correctional Center building.The Department of Corrections is governed by the...

Total Revenue

Tax revenue for Fiscal Year 2006 was $5.75 billion, up 11% from FY2005 levels of $5.2 billion. All revenue of the fiscal year 2006 was $5.96 billion, up 8.2% from FY2005 levels of $5.5 billion. The breakdown is as follows:

$5.75 billion - All Taxes
- $2.01 billion - Individual Income Tax
- $1.44 billion - Sales and Use Tax
- $633 million - Gross Production Tax
- $460 million - Motor Vehicle Tax
- $403 million - Motor Fuels Tax
- $173 million - Corporate Income Tax
- $173 million - Cigarette Tax
- $460 million - All Other Taxes
$203 million - Revenue Increases
$3 million - Other Revenue

The Governor's budget called for $13 million in tax cuts, including the follows:

$4.6 million in decreased income taxes for the retired
$4.2 million in Back to School tax holiday
$2.1 million in Workers' Compensation
Workers' compensation
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence...

reform
$1.8 million in capital gains tax exemption for corporations

Governor's Request

The Governor's budget for Fiscal Year 2006 totaled $5.95 billion in spending, an 9.2% increase over Fiscal Year 2005 levels of $5.5 billion. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to 2005 budget. The budget request is broken down by the following expenditures:

$93 million - Fiscal Year 2005 Supplementals
$47.7 million - Pay Increases for State employees

Appropriations by Cabinet Department: 5.86 billion (+8%)
- $3.15 billion - Education (+6%)
- $794 million - Health (+14%)
- $664 million - Human Services (+15%)
- $561 million - Safety and Security (+7%)
- $258 million - Transportation (+28%)
- $104 million - Finance and Revenue (+6%)
- $70.6 million - Commerce and Tourism (-3%)
- $66.2 million - Judiciary (+5%)
- $34.9 million - Veterans Affairs (+15%)
- $33.9 million - Legislature (+2%)
- $32.4 million - Agriculture (+2%)
- $21.7 million - Science and Technology (+86%)
- $20.6 million - Human Resources and Administration (+4%)
- $16 million - Environment (-1%)
- $13.3 million - Energy (+6%)
- $10.6 million - Military (+32%)
- $7.7 million - Secretary of State (-7%)
- $3.1 million - Governor and Lieutenant Governor (+2.5%)

Appropriations by agency: $5.86 billion (+8%)
- $2.13 billion - Department of Education
- $865 million - State Regents for Higher Education
  Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is the agency of the government of Oklahoma that serves as the governing body of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, which is the largest provider of higher education in the state of Oklahoma...
- $564 million - Health Care Authority
  Oklahoma Health Care Authority
  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for purchasing health insurance benefits for Oklahoma's state employees and for the state's Medicaid recipients. The Authority is the state level counter-part to the national Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
- $489 million - Department of Human Services
  Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing help to individuals and families in need through public assistance programs and managing services for seniors and people with disabilities. The Department is governed by the Commission on...
- $406 million - Department of Corrections
  Oklahoma Department of Corrections
  The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system. It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City, in the former Mabel Bassett Correctional Center building.The Department of Corrections is governed by the...
- $258 million - Department of Transportation
  Oklahoma Department of Transportation
  The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulation the use of the state's transportation infrastructure...
- $170 million - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is an agency of the Government of Oklahoma responsible for providing public health services relating to mental illness and substance abuse...
- $128 million - Department of Career and Technology Education
- $100 million - Office of Juvenile Affairs
  Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
  The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs is an agency of the state of Oklahoma headquartered in Oklahoma City that is responsible for planning and coordinating statewide juvenile justice and delinquency prevention services. OJA is also responsible for operating juvenile correctional facilities in...
- $72.4 million - Department of Public Safety
  Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
  The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is a department of the government of Oklahoma. Under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security, DPS provides for the safety of Oklahomans and the administration of justice in the state...
- $66.2 million - Judiciary
  Oklahoma Court System
  The Oklahoma Court System is the judicial system for the US State of Oklahoma. Based in Oklahoma City, the court system is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Justice of Oklahoma who is its administrator-in-chief....
- $59.2 million - Department of Health
  Oklahoma State Department of Health
  The Oklahoma State Department of Health is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Health. The Department is responsible for protecting the health of all Oklahomans and providing other essential human services...
- $45.2 million - Tax Commission
  Oklahoma Tax Commission
  The Oklahoma Tax Commission is the Oklahoma state government agency that collects taxes and enforces the internal revenue laws of the state. The Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate...
- $34.9 million - Department of Veterans Affairs
  Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
  The Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs is a department of the state of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs charged with providing medical and rehabilitative services for veterans and their families....
- $33.9 million - Legislature
  Oklahoma Legislature
  The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...
- $30 million - District Attorneys Council
  Oklahoma District Attorneys Council
  The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council is an agency of the state of Oklahoma that provides professional organization for the education, training and coordination of technical efforts of all Oklahoma state prosecutors and to maintain and improve prosecutor efficiency and effectiveness in enforcing...
- $30 million - Department of Commerce
  Oklahoma Department of Commerce
  The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism. The Department is responsible for the supporting local communities, stimulating growth of the existing businesses, attracting new business, and promoting the...
- $26.4 million - Department of Rehabilitation Services
  Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
  The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing people with physical, mental and visual disabilities with the opportunity to obtain employment and independent living through counseling, job training and other individualized...
- $24.9 million - Department of Agriculture
- $24.8 million - Office of State Finance
  Oklahoma Office of State Finance
  The Oklahoma Office of State Finance is the Oklahoma state government agency that prepares the Governor of Oklahoma’s annual budget, analyzes the effectiveness of state management, manages the state’s budget system and makes appropriate allotments and transfers throughout the state government...
- $24.6 million - Department of Tourism and Recreation
  Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation
  The Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism...
- $279.5 million - All Other Agencies

Actual Appropriations

The Legislature approved a total of $6.2 billion in spending for Fiscal Year 2006, an 11% increase over Fiscal Year 2005 levels of $5.5 billion. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to 2005 actual appropriations:

$101 million - Fiscal Year 2005 Supplementals

Appropriations by Cabinet Department: $6.1 billion (+11%)
- $3.2 billion - Education
- $869 million - Health
- $665 million - Human Services
- $614 million - Safety and Security
- $276 million - Transportation
- $140 million - Finance and Revenue
- $89.9 million - Commerce and Tourism
- $74.4 million - Judiciary
- $42.5 million - Agriculture
- $36.0 million - Veterans Affairs
- $34.2 million - Legislature
- $20.5 million - Human Resources and Administration
- $15.3 million - Environment
- $13.2 million - Energy
- $12.5 million - Military
- $12.4 million - Science and Technology
- $7.9 million - Secretary of State
- $3.1 million - Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Appropriations by agency: $6.1 billion (+11%)
- $2.50 billion - Department of Education
- $889 million - State Regents for Higher Education
  Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is the agency of the government of Oklahoma that serves as the governing body of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, which is the largest provider of higher education in the state of Oklahoma...
- $572 million - Health Care Authority
  Oklahoma Health Care Authority
  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for purchasing health insurance benefits for Oklahoma's state employees and for the state's Medicaid recipients. The Authority is the state level counter-part to the national Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
- $482 million - Department of Human Services
  Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing help to individuals and families in need through public assistance programs and managing services for seniors and people with disabilities. The Department is governed by the Commission on...
- $409 million - Department of Corrections
  Oklahoma Department of Corrections
  The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system. It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City, in the former Mabel Bassett Correctional Center building.The Department of Corrections is governed by the...
- $276 million - Department of Transportation
  Oklahoma Department of Transportation
  The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulation the use of the state's transportation infrastructure...
- $172 million - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is an agency of the Government of Oklahoma responsible for providing public health services relating to mental illness and substance abuse...
- $130 million - Department of Career and Technology Education
- $98.3 million - Office of Juvenile Affairs
  Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
  The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs is an agency of the state of Oklahoma headquartered in Oklahoma City that is responsible for planning and coordinating statewide juvenile justice and delinquency prevention services. OJA is also responsible for operating juvenile correctional facilities in...
- $78.9 million - Department of Public Safety
  Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
  The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is a department of the government of Oklahoma. Under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security, DPS provides for the safety of Oklahomans and the administration of justice in the state...
- $69.2 million - Judiciary
  Oklahoma Court System
  The Oklahoma Court System is the judicial system for the US State of Oklahoma. Based in Oklahoma City, the court system is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Justice of Oklahoma who is its administrator-in-chief....
- $61.8 million - Department of Health
  Oklahoma State Department of Health
  The Oklahoma State Department of Health is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Health. The Department is responsible for protecting the health of all Oklahomans and providing other essential human services...
- $45.6 million - Tax Commission
  Oklahoma Tax Commission
  The Oklahoma Tax Commission is the Oklahoma state government agency that collects taxes and enforces the internal revenue laws of the state. The Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate...
- $36.0 million - Department of Veterans Affairs
  Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
  The Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs is a department of the state of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs charged with providing medical and rehabilitative services for veterans and their families....
- $33.4 million - Legislature
  Oklahoma Legislature
  The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...
- $30.6 million - District Attorneys Council
  Oklahoma District Attorneys Council
  The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council is an agency of the state of Oklahoma that provides professional organization for the education, training and coordination of technical efforts of all Oklahoma state prosecutors and to maintain and improve prosecutor efficiency and effectiveness in enforcing...
- $27.4 million - Department of Rehabilitation Services
  Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
  The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing people with physical, mental and visual disabilities with the opportunity to obtain employment and independent living through counseling, job training and other individualized...
- $26.3 million - Department of Commerce
  Oklahoma Department of Commerce
  The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism. The Department is responsible for the supporting local communities, stimulating growth of the existing businesses, attracting new business, and promoting the...
- $26.3 million - Department of Agriculture
- $26.0 million - Department of Tourism and Recreation
  Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation
  The Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism...
- $22.8 million - Office of State Finance
  Oklahoma Office of State Finance
  The Oklahoma Office of State Finance is the Oklahoma state government agency that prepares the Governor of Oklahoma’s annual budget, analyzes the effectiveness of state management, manages the state’s budget system and makes appropriate allotments and transfers throughout the state government...
- $127.4 million - All Other Agencies

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