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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1008 By: Fugate
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendm ent to Section 3 of
Article VI of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma; adding requirements to run for the office
of Superintendent of Public Instruction; providing
ballot title; and directing filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
1ST SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
the following proposed amendment t o Section 3 of Article VI of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
SECTION VI-3
Eligibility to certain state offices.
A. No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Audito r and
Inspector, Attorney General, State Treasurer or Superintendent of
Public Instruction except a citizen of the United States of the age
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of not less than thirty -one (31) years and who shall have been ten
(10) years next preceding his or her election, or appointment, a
qualified elector of this state.
B. In addition to the provisions of this section, no person
shall be eligible to the office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction unless he or she has completed public school
administrator certification a nd have no less than five (5) years of
experience as a school principal or school superint endent. The
provisions of this subsection shall only be applicable to candidates
for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction beginning
with the general election to be held in November of 2030 and each
applicable general election thereafter.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
amendment 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 PROPOSITIO N IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 3
of Article 6. The Oklahoma Constitution currently requires that
candidates running for the office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction be at least thirty -one (31) years old and be qualified
to register to vote for at least ten (10) years. This measure adds
two (2) qualifications for candidates running for the office of
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Superintendent of Public Instruction. This measure requires
candidates to have completed public school a dministrator
certification and to have at least five (5) years experience as a
school principal or superintendent before they are eligible to run
for the office of Su perintendent of Public Instruction. This measure
would apply these two (2) new candidate requirements beginning with
the 2030 general election and every election after.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Represe ntatives,
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 th e Secretary of State and one copy with the
Attorney General.
60-1-10727 SW 01/02/25