STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1040	By:	Terrill

AS INTRODUCED

An Act directing the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval or rejection a proposed amendment to Section 23 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; modifying restrictions on former legislators being appointed to or employed by a state entity; providing ballot title; and directing filing.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 53RD 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 23 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section 23.  A.  No member of the Legislature shall, during the term for which he was elected, be appointed or elected to any office or commission in the State, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased, during his term of office, nor shall any member receive any appointment from the Governor, the Governor and Senate, or from the Legislature, during the term for which he shall have been elected or within two (2) years thereafter, nor shall any member, during the term for which he shall have been elected, or within two years thereafter, be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract with the State, or any county or other subdivision thereof, authorized by law passed during the term for which he shall have been elected.
B.  No member of the Legislature shall, during the term for which the member shall have been elected or within two (2) years thereafter, be employed, compensated, or paid, directly or indirectly, by any state entity, county, or other subdivision of the state.
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 23 of Article 5.  It would prevent former members from being appointed to a state office for two years after their terms.  It would prevent former members from being employed by the state for two years after their terms.  It would prevent former members from being employed by a county of this state for two years after their terms.  It would prevent former members from being employed by a subdivision of the state for two years after their terms.
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 act, 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.

53-1-6376	LRB	01/12/11