The Oklahoman

BY THE NUMBERS

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The governor’s fiscal year 2019 budget proposal calls for $286.1 million in one-time appropriat­ion increases to four state agencies and about $432 million in what the governor describes as “targeted expenditur­e increases across 11 agencies. It also assumes that three agencies that lost funds due to the Supreme Court ruling a cigarette fee was unconstitu­tional will receive $66.5 million to make their fiscal year 2018 budgets whole.

Following is a list of agencies that would see increases under the governor’s budget and the amounts they would receive.

One-time appropriat­ion increases

• Health Care Authority for loss of federal funding for teaching hospitals: $141.8 million.

• State Board of Education for Ad Valorem Reimbursem­ent: $92.7 million.

• Long-Range Capital Planning Commission for infrastruc­ture: $37.7 million.

• Capitol Bond Debt Service $13.9 million.

Targeted appropriat­ion increases

• Department of Education, $289.5 million for $5,000 teacher pay raise, and $22.6 million for annual flexible benefit allowance increase.

• Department of Transporta­tion, $55.5 million to restore State Transporta­tion Fund.

• Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, $25 million for Oklahoma justice reform initiative­s.

• Department of Correction­s, $5.5 million for lease increase at Sayre Facility, and $5 million for Oklahoma justice reform initiative­s.

• Department of Human Services, $17.0 million for Pinnacle Plan.

• Department of Commerce, $5 million for the Closing Fund.

• Department of Emergency Management, $3 million for the State Emergency Fund.

• Legislativ­e Services Bureau, $2 million for agency performanc­e and accountabi­lity efforts.

• Pay for Success Contract, $500,000. This would fund a contract with Tulsa’s Family and Children’s Services’ Women in Recovery program designed to reduce incarcerat­ion rates for women.

• Court of Criminal Appeals, $307,000 for operations.

• Pardon and Parole Board, $1.2 million for increased staffing costs to support Oklahoma justice reform initiative­s.

• The governor’s budget also includes $5.9 million to be spread across appropriat­ed agencies to address increased health insurance costs.

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