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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION 1043 By: Rosecrants
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to Section 3 of
Article VI of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma; adding requirements to run for the office
of Superintendent of Public Instruction; providing
ballot title; and directing filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
2ND SESSION OF THE 60TH 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 Section 3 of Article VI of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section VI-3. A. No person shall be eligible to the office of
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor and
Inspector, Attorney General, State Treasurer or Superintendent of
Public Instruction except a citizen of the United States of the age
of not less than thirty-one (31) years and who shall have been ten
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(10) years next preceding his or her election, or appointment, a
qualified elector of this state.
B. In addition to the provisions of this section, no person
shall be eligible to the office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction unless he or she has a valid administrative
certification and no less than ten (10) years of experience in
public education, including five (5) years of classroom teaching.
The provisions of this subsection shall only be applicable to
candidates for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
beginning with the general election to be held in November 2030 and
each applicable general election thereafter.
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 amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends
Section 3 of Article 6. The Oklahoma Constitution currently
requires that candidates running for the office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction be at least thirty-one (31)
years old and be qualified to register to vote for at least ten
(10) years. This measure adds new qualifications for candidates
running for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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This measure requires candidates to have completed an
administrator certification and to have at least ten (10) years
of experience working in public education before they are
eligible to run for the office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction. This measure also requires that five (5) years of
the candidate's public education experience is from classroom
teaching. This measure would apply these new candidate
requirements beginning with the 2030 general election and every
election thereafter.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives,
immediately after the passage of this act, shall 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.
60-2-14035 SW 01/06/26