The building fund of any technology center school district shall consist of all monies derived from the proceeds of a building fund levy of not to exceed five (5) mills in any year, voted by the people of a school district pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 10, of the Oklahoma Constitution, monies appropriated by the state for the purpose of capital expenditures or projects, and monies donated to a school district for the purpose of capital projects or improvements and may be used for erecting, remodeling, repairing or maintaining school buildings, for purchasing furniture, equipment and computer software for instructional and noninstructional purposes, for repairing and maintaining computer systems and equipment, for paying energy and utility costs, for purchasing telecommunications utilities and services, for paying fire and casualty insurance premiums for school facilities, for purchasing security systems,for paying salaries of security personnel, or for one or more, or all, of such purposes. Proceeds of such levies shall not be required to be used during the year for which a levy is made but may accumulate from year to year until adequate for the purposes intended. The building fund hereinabove defined is hereby declared to be a current expense fund, but shall not be considered a part of the general operating fund. No monies derived from the proceeds of the school levies made pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 9B of the Oklahoma Constitution may be placed in the building fund provided by this section.

Laws 1994, SB 765, c. 167, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1694, c. 257, § 1, emerg. eff. May 25, 1995; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1214, c. 33, § 66, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2010, HB 2274, c. 297, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010 (superseded document available).