Joint resolution; Oklahoma Constitution; Article VI; appointment; removal; State Superintendent of Public Instruction; ballot title; filing.
Second Reading referred to Rules
Summary
The joint resolution would limit the total service time for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Labor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction to eight years, not counting partial terms that fill vacancies. It adds a new Section 36 that changes the Superintendent from an elected to an appointed role, with the State Board of Education providing a shortlist, the Governor selecting a candidate, and the Senate voting to confirm. The changes would become effective on November 1, 2034 and must be approved by Oklahoma voters.
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