STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 19	By:	Sparks of the Senate

			and

		Martin (Scott) of the House

AS INTRODUCED

A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval or rejection a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution by adding a new Section 16 to Article XXIII; requiring the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges to have a certain funded ratio by a certain date; providing ballot title; and directing filing.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 the Oklahoma Constitution by adding a new Section 16 to Article XXIII to read as follows:
Section 16.  The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall have a funded ratio which equals or exceeds ninety percent (90%) as certified by the Board of Trustees of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges pursuant to the annual actuarial valuation of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges by July 1, 2045.
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 would add a new Section 16 to Article 23.  It would make the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges have a certain funded ratio by a certain date.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES	_____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO 	_____________
SECTION 3.  The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall, immediately after the passage of this resolution, 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.

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