STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 54th Legislature (2014)

SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 68	By:	Brooks

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 26A to Article X; authorizing a school district to provide payment for compensable accrued leave or other benefits from a previous fiscal year; authorizing a school district employee to carry forward unused accrued leave; providing ballot title; and directing filing.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2ND 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 the Oklahoma Constitution by adding a new Section 26A to Article X to read as follows:
Section 26A.  A.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, a school district shall be authorized to:
1.  Provide payment to a school district employee for any compensable accrued leave or other benefits accumulated during a previous fiscal year while he or she was an employee of the district; and
2.  Allow a school district employee to carry forward any unused accrued leave earned while employed by the district from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year.
B.  The Legislature shall enact laws to carry out the provisions of this section.
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 adds a new section of law to the State Constitution.  It adds Section 26A to Article 10.  It allows a school district to pay an employee for unused leave time.  It allows a school district employee to carry over benefits from one year to the next year.  It directs the Legislature to pass laws to implement this measure.
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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