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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma creates $10 million BEST Fund to finance K-8 receiving district building and utility expenses
Last action · February 4, 2025: Second Reading referred to Rules
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1428 establishes the Building Equalization for K-8 Student Transfers (BEST Fund), capping it at $10 million to help receiving school districts cover building repairs, equipment, utilities, insurance, security, and school buses starting July 1, 2025.
School districts taking in student transfers gain a dedicated funding source for capital improvements, maintenance, technology, and operating costs up to a $10 million limit.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
receiving districts
Receiving school districts gain access to a new revolving fund to pay for building maintenance, technology, utilities, insurance, security, and school buses.
State Department of Education
The State Department of Education is tasked with budgeting, distributing, and administering the newly created BEST Fund.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Boles
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
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