STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1002	By:	Martin (Scott) and Newell of the House

				and

		Jolley and Justice of the Senate

AS INTRODUCED

A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval or rejection a proposed amendment to Section 21 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; clarifying certification procedures; providing ballot title; and directing filing.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 54TH 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 to Section 21 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section  21. A.  There shall be a State Board of Equalization consisting of the Governor, State Auditor and Inspector, State Treasurer, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Inspector and Examiner Superintendent of Public Instruction and President of the Board of Agriculture.  The duty of said Board shall be to adjust and equalize the valuation of real and personal property of the several counties in the state, and it shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, and they shall assess all railroad and public service corporation property.
B.  Should the Offices of State Examiner and Inspector and State Auditor be consolidated in the Office of State Auditor and Inspector, the State Auditor shall be replaced as a member of the State Board of Equalization by the State Auditor and Inspector and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be added as a member thereof.  Should the offices not be so consolidated, the membership shall remain the same as provided in subsection A of this section and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall not be added to the membership.
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 PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 21 of Article 10. It removes reference to the membership of the State Board of Equalization that was based on a state question approved by voters years ago and makes clear the members of the Board of Equalization.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES	_____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO 	_____________
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.

54-1-15103	MAT	01/14/13