Gov. Mary Fallin signed the overall budget plan on Thursday, April 5.
Gov. Mary Fallin signed the overall budget plan on Thursday, April 5.Gov. Mary Fallin signed three bills impacting education funding, including House Bill 1012XX, which repealed of the “Hotel-Motel Tax”, going against one of the demands of the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA).
The Hotel-Motel tax was a part of the original budget plan. The House passed the original deal as-is, but the Senate only agreed to do so if it was repealed. A repealer was then added in the House, which the governor signed. The tax was estimated to generate $50 million to education funding.
OEA has always been against the repeal of the Hotel-Motel tax, because they say no other revenue source was added to the budget bill to replace the lost funds.
Here is what our members are lobbying for today. #OKwalk4kids #oklaedwalkout #oklahomaWalkout #OklahomaTeacherWalkout pic.twitter.com/alRIVEGNGi
— OK Education Assoc. (@okea) April 10, 2018
Fallin signed the overall budget plan on Thursday, April 5.
The governor also signed into law the “Ball & Dice” bill, HB 3375, which allows casinos to use roulette and dice games. This bill could generate an estimated $22 million for education in the first year.
Additionally, Fallin signed HB 1019XX, or the “Amazon Tax” bill. This bill is estimated to bring in $20.5 million in education funding.
I've signed legislation that repeals a $5 tax on hotel and motel rooms, and two other bills that are estimated to replace that revenue to help fund teacher pay raises and increased education funding. https://t.co/RDvvlSP0q6
— Governor Mary Fallin (@GovMaryFallin) April 10, 2018
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