Article: State Officials Ponder Impact of House Bill 1017 Repeal

By Bill Johnson Associated Press An attorney general's opinion has cleared up the question of what state function would be hit hardest if voters repeal House Bill 1017, but just what all would be affected still hasn't been determined.

Preliminary figures from the Oklahoma Department of Education indicate, however, that the futures of more than 1,000 teachers hired since the education reform and tax package became law could be in jeopardy.

Jack White, director of state finance, had estimated earlier that repeal of the school reform and funding bill at the polls Oct. 15 would knock a $250 million hole in the state's budget for the current fiscal year.

He now has raised that to $280 million and ...

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