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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE JOINT
58	58	RESOLUTION 12 By: McCortney
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
66	66	to refer to the peop le for their approval or
67	67	rejection a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma
68	68	Constitution by adding a new Section 54 to Article V;
69	69	providing ballot title; and directing filing.
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75	75	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
76	76	1ST SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
77	77	SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
78	78	their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided b y law,
79	79	the following proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution by
80	80	adding a new Section 54 to Article V to read as follows:
81	81	Section 54. A. The Legislature, state agency, department, or
82	82	commission shall not implement any mandate to any political
83	83	subdivision of this State, unless a specific appropriation is made
84	84	to fund the political subdivision for all costs related to the
85	85	mandate. If no appropriation is made to the political subdivisions,
86	86	the mandate shall be considered an unfunded mandate and
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139	139	by the political subdivision shall be sufficient to deem as an
140	140	unfunded mandate. Financial increases related to clerical work,
141	141	office supplies, and creating and submitting rep orts, shall be
142	142	exempt from this section .
143	143	B. As used in this section, “unfunded mandate” means any act,
144	144	law, order, decision, policy , or official action implemented by the
145	145	Legislature, state agency, department, or commission that mandat es a
146	146	political subdivision, by action or inaction to expend funds to
147	147	implement or eliminate any policy, ordinan ce, program, or activity
148	148	without being fully appropriated .
149	149	SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constituti onal
150	150	amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
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152	152	BALLOT TITLE
153	153	Legislative Referend um No. ____ State Question No. ____
154	154	THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
155	155	This measure adds Section 54 of Article 5 of the Oklahoma
156	156	Constitution to prohibit the Legislature, state agency,
157	157	department, or commission from implementing any unfunded mandat e
158	158	to any political subdivision of this state.
159	159	SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE AP PROVED?
160	160	FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
161	161	AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
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213	213	SECTION 3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall,
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215	215	one copy thereof, including th e Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2
216	216	hereof, with the Secret ary of State and one copy with the Attorney
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