1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE JOINT | |RESOLUTION 1037 By: Echols | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| A Joint Resolution relating to schools; ordering a | | legislative referendum pursuant to the Oklahoma | 8| Constitution; enacting the School Choice Act of 2023; | | providing for noncodification; providing ballot | 9| title; and directing filing. | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13|BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE | | | 14|1ST SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE: | | | 15| SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 3 of Article V of the Oklahoma | | | 16|Constitution, there is hereby ordered the following legislative | | | 17|referendum which shall be filed with the Secretary of State and | | | 18|addressed to the Governor of the state, who shall submit the same to | | | 19|the people for their approval or rejection at the next General | | | 20|Election. | | | 21| SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be | | | 22|codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: | | | 23| This act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Choice | | | 24|Act of 2023". | | | Req. No. 6066 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| SECTION 3. The Ballot Title for the proposed act shall be in | | | 2|the following form: | | | 3| BALLOT TITLE | | | 4|Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____ | | | 5|THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS: | | | 6| This measure amends the Oklahoma Statutes. It would provide for | | | 7| the School Choice Act of 2023. | | | 8| SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED? | | | 9| FOR THE PROPOSAL YES _____________ | | | 10| AGAINST THE PROPOSAL NO _____________ | | | 11| SECTION 4. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, | | | 12|immediately after the passage of this act, shall prepare and file | | | 13|one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 3 | | | 14|hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney | | | 15|General. | | | 16| | | | 17| 59-1-6066 EK 01/12/23 | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 6066 Page 2