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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1030 By: Caldwell (Chad)
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the peopl e for their approval or
rejection proposed amendments to Sections 1 and 4 of
Article VI of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma; making the office of Superintendent of
Public Instruction appointed; providing for
appointment by the Governor; providing for term of
office; providing ballot title; and directing filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
1ST SESSION OF THE 5 9TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refe r to the people for
their approval or rejec tion, as and in the manner provided by law,
the following proposed amendments to Sections 1 and 4 of Article VI
of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section 1. A. The Executive author ity of the state shall be
vested in a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State
Auditor and Inspector, Attorney General, State Treasurer,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Labor,
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Commissioner of Insurance and other office rs provided by law and
this Constitution, e ach of whom shall keep his or her office and
public records, books and papers at the seat of government, and
shall perform such duties as may be designated in this Constitution
or prescribed by law.
B. The Secretary of State shall be appointed by the Gove rnor by
and with the consent of the Senate for a term of four (4) years to
run concurrently with the term of the Governor. Beginning with the
term of office of the Governor commencing in 2030, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be appointed by the
Governor by and with the consent of the Senate and shall serve at
the pleasure of the Governor .
Section 4. A. The term of office of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, State Auditor and Inspector , Attorney General, State
Treasurer, and Commissioner of Labor and Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall be four (4) years from the second Monday of
January next after their election . The said officers shall be
eligible to immediately succeed themselves except a s otherwise
provided in this section.
B. 1. No person shall be eligible to serve as Governor for a
period of time in excess of eight (8) years. Such years need not be
consecutive. Any years served by a person serving as Governor for
less than a full term to fill a vacancy in such office shall n ot be
included in the eight-year limitation set forth herein.
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2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this amendment, any person
serving as Governor at the time of passage of this amendment on
November 2, 2010, shall be eligible to complete the term of offic e
to which he or she was elected but shall not be eligible to serve as
Governor for a period of time in excess of eight (8) years,
excluding years served for less than a full term to fill a vacancy
in such office. The provisions of this paragraph shall ap ply
regardless of whether such years were served prior to or after
passage of this amendment November 2, 2010.
C. No person shall be eligible to serve as Lieutenant Governor,
State Auditor and Inspector , Attorney General, State Treasurer, or
Commissioner of Labor or Superintendent of Public Instruction for a
period of time in excess of eight (8) years . Such years need not be
consecutive. Any years served by a person elected or appointed to
serve less than a full term to fill a vacancy in any such office
shall not be included in the limitations set forth herein. Any
person serving in such position at the time of passage of this
amendment on November 2, 2010, shall be eligible to complete the
term for which he or she has been elected or appointed and shall be
eligible to serve an additional eight (8) years thereafter,
notwithstanding the provisions of this amendment.
D. The Legislature is hereby authorized to enact laws to
implement the provisions of subsections B and C of this section.
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SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
amendments as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
the following form:
BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ___ _
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS :
This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It proposes a
change in the method for selection of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Currently the Superintendent of Public
Instruction is elected by the voters of the state. The
amendment would change this and provide that the Superintendent
of Public Instruction would be appointed by the Governor. The
Superintendent of Public Instruction would serve at the pleasure
of the Governor. The changes propose d in this measure would
take place beginning with the term of office of the Governor
that is to start in 2030.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
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SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives,
immediately after the passage of this resolution, shall prepare and
file one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in
SECTION 2 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the
Attorney General.
59-1-7057 LRB 12/19/22