Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-158
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Funds or ledgers
Official statutory text
A school district shall establish funds consistent with legal
and operating requirements. Each school district shall maintain
according to its own needs some or all of the following funds or
ledgers in its system of accounts:
1. A general fund, to account for all monies received and
disbursed for general school district purposes, including all
assets, liabilities, reserves, fund balances, revenues and
expenditures which are not accounted for in any other fund or
special ledger account;
2. Special revenue funds, as required, to account for the
proceeds of specific revenue sources that are restricted by law to
expenditures for specified purposes;
3. Debt service fund, which shall include the school district
sinking fund, established to account for the retirement of general
obligation bonds, building bonds, transportation bonds or other long
term debt and payment of interest thereon and judgments as provided
by law. Any monies pledged to service general obligation bonds,
building bonds, transportation bonds or other long term debt must be
deposited in the debt service fund;
4. Capital improvement fund, to account for financial resources
segregated for acquisition, construction or other improvement
related to capital facilities other than those financed by general
long term debt;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 327
5. Enterprise funds, to account for operations that are
financial and operated in a manner similar to private business
enterprises where the intent of the governing body is that the costs
(expenses, including depreciation), of providing goods or services
on a continuing basis be financed or recovered primarily through
user charges or where there is a periodic need to determine revenues
earned, expenses incurred or net income for a service or program;
6. Trust and agency funds, to account for assets held by the
school district as trustee or agent for individuals, private
organizations or other governmental units or purposes, such as a
retirement fund, employee health insurance fund or a school activity
fund;
7. Internal service funds, to account for the financing of
goods or services provided by one department or agency of the school
district to another department or agency, or to another government,
on a cost reimbursement basis;
8. A ledger or group of accounts in which to record the details
relating to the general fixed assets of the school district;
9. A ledger or group of accounts in which to record the details
relating to the general obligation bonds, building bonds,
transportation bonds or other long term debt of the school district;
or
10. Such other funds or ledgers as may be established by the
board of education.
and operating requirements. Each school district shall maintain
according to its own needs some or all of the following funds or
ledgers in its system of accounts:
1. A general fund, to account for all monies received and
disbursed for general school district purposes, including all
assets, liabilities, reserves, fund balances, revenues and
expenditures which are not accounted for in any other fund or
special ledger account;
2. Special revenue funds, as required, to account for the
proceeds of specific revenue sources that are restricted by law to
expenditures for specified purposes;
3. Debt service fund, which shall include the school district
sinking fund, established to account for the retirement of general
obligation bonds, building bonds, transportation bonds or other long
term debt and payment of interest thereon and judgments as provided
by law. Any monies pledged to service general obligation bonds,
building bonds, transportation bonds or other long term debt must be
deposited in the debt service fund;
4. Capital improvement fund, to account for financial resources
segregated for acquisition, construction or other improvement
related to capital facilities other than those financed by general
long term debt;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 327
5. Enterprise funds, to account for operations that are
financial and operated in a manner similar to private business
enterprises where the intent of the governing body is that the costs
(expenses, including depreciation), of providing goods or services
on a continuing basis be financed or recovered primarily through
user charges or where there is a periodic need to determine revenues
earned, expenses incurred or net income for a service or program;
6. Trust and agency funds, to account for assets held by the
school district as trustee or agent for individuals, private
organizations or other governmental units or purposes, such as a
retirement fund, employee health insurance fund or a school activity
fund;
7. Internal service funds, to account for the financing of
goods or services provided by one department or agency of the school
district to another department or agency, or to another government,
on a cost reimbursement basis;
8. A ledger or group of accounts in which to record the details
relating to the general fixed assets of the school district;
9. A ledger or group of accounts in which to record the details
relating to the general obligation bonds, building bonds,
transportation bonds or other long term debt of the school district;
or
10. Such other funds or ledgers as may be established by the
board of education.
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