Bill > SJR7

This Joint Resolution directs the Oklahoma Secretary of State to present a proposed amendment to the state Constitution to voters for their approval or rejection, which would allow former members of the Legislature to be employed by a public school in Oklahoma after they have finished their elected term. Currently, state law prohibits legislators from holding certain state positions or benefiting from state contracts created or increased during their term, and also restricts them from being involved in state contracts for two years after their term ends; this amendment carves out an exception specifically for employment in public schools, making the language gender-neutral and providing a clear ballot title for voters to understand the proposed change.