Bill > SJR4

This Joint Resolution directs the Secretary of State to present a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution to voters for their approval or rejection. The amendment would modify Section 23 of Article V, which currently restricts legislators from holding certain state positions or having financial interests in state contracts during and shortly after their term. The proposed change, intended to be gender-neutral, would create an exception allowing a member of the Legislature to be employed as a certified teacher by a public school district in Oklahoma after they have completed their elected term, addressing a potential conflict of interest that might otherwise prevent former legislators from pursuing a teaching career.