Section 166.9 - Donations of tax refunds to School for the Blind/School for the Deaf - Revolving fundA. Each state individual income tax return form and each corporate income tax return form for tax years commencing after December 31, 2001, shall contain a designation for donations of tax refunds to the Oklahoma School for the Blind/Oklahoma School for the Deaf.B. The monies generated pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer by the Oklahoma Tax Commission and placed to the credit of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf/Oklahoma School for the Blind Revolving Fund.C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Rehabilitation Services to be designated the "Oklahoma School for the Deaf/Oklahoma School for the Blind Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies apportioned to the fund pursuant to the provisions of this section. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Rehabilitation Services for the purpose of funding programs at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf and the Oklahoma School for the Blind. Such monies shall be equally divided between the two designated schools. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. D. If a taxpayer makes a donation pursuant to subsection A of this section in error, such taxpayer may file a claim for refund at any time within three (3) years from the due date of the tax return pursuant to Section 2373 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Prior to the apportionment set forth in this section, an amount equal to the total amount of refunds made pursuant to this subsection during any one (1) year shall be deducted from the total donations received pursuant to this section during the following year and such amount deducted shall be paid to the State Treasurer and placed to the credit of the Income Tax Withholding Refund Account.Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 166.9
Added by Laws 2001 , HB 1470, c. 329, §1, emerg. eff. 6/1/2001; Amended by Laws 2012 , HB 3079, c. 304, §840.