ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 48
January 15, 2014 - Offered by Representative Schraa.
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1To amend section 1 of article VI, section 3 of article VI and sections 7 and 8 of article
2X; and
to create section 17 of article XIV of the constitution;
relating to:
3deleting from the constitution the office of state treasurer (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2013 legislature on
first consideration, deletes from the constitution the office of state treasurer.
Term of incumbent
Under the proposal, the final election for state treasurer required by the
constitution is the one that will be held in November 2014. The incumbent will
continue to serve until the first Monday in January 2019.
State treasurer's duties
Currently, the only duty assigned to the state treasurer by the constitution is
to serve as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands; all other duties
are prescribed by law. The proposal removes the state treasurer as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.
The three-member Board of Commissioners of Public Lands presently consists
of the secretary of state, the state treasurer, and the attorney general. Under this
proposal, the lieutenant governor becomes a member in place of the state treasurer.
Second consideration and ratification
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
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1Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
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2Section
1. Section 1 of article VI of the constitution is amended to read:
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[Article VI] Section 1.
The At the 2018 general election and every 4 years
4thereafter, the qualified electors of this state
, at the times and places of choosing the
5members of the legislature, shall
in 1970 and every 4 years thereafter elect a
6secretary of state
, treasurer and
an attorney general
who shall hold their offices for
7 4 years 4-year terms.
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8Section
2. Section 3 of article VI of the constitution is amended to read:
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[Article VI] Section 3. The powers, duties
, and compensation of the
treasurer
10and attorney general shall be prescribed by law.
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11Section
3. Sections 7 and 8 of article X of the constitution are amended to read:
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[Article X] Section 7.
The secretary of state, treasurer There is created a board
13of commissioners of public lands to consist of the lieutenant governor, the secretary
14of state, and
the attorney general
, shall constitute a board of commissioners for. The
15board shall administer the sale of the school and university lands and
for the
16investment of the funds arising therefrom. Any
two of said commissioners 2
17members shall be a quorum for the transaction of all business pertaining to the
18duties of
their office the board.
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Section 8.
Provision shall be made by law for the
The sale of all school and
20university lands
, after they
shall have been appraised
; and when, shall be regulated
21by law. Whenever any portion of such lands
shall be is sold and the purchase money
22shall is not
be paid at the time of the sale, the
board of commissioners
of public lands
1shall take security by mortgage upon the lands sold for the sum remaining unpaid,
2with
seven per cent 7 percent interest thereon, payable annually
at the office of the
3treasurer as provided by law. The
commissioners shall be authorized to board may 4execute a good and sufficient conveyance to all purchasers of such lands
, and to. The
5board may discharge any mortgages taken as security
, when the sum due thereon
6shall have has been paid. The
commissioners shall have power to board may 7withhold from sale any portion of such lands when
they shall deem the board
8considers it expedient
, and. The board shall invest all moneys arising from the sale
9of such lands, as well as all other university and school funds, in
such the manner
10as the legislature shall provide, and shall provided by law. The members of the board
11shall give such security for the faithful performance of their duties as
may be 12required by law.
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13Section
4. Section 17 of article XIV of the constitution is created to read:
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[Article XIV] Section 17. The state treasurer holding office on the date of
15ratification of the 2013-15 amendment providing for the deletion of that office from
16the constitution shall continue to hold that office until the first Monday of January
17in 2019. Any vacancy in the office occurring before that date shall be filled in the
18manner provided by law.
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19Section
5. Numbering of new provisions. If another constitutional
20amendment ratified by the people creates the number of any provision created in this
21joint resolution, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine the
22sequencing and the numbering of the provisions whose numbers conflict and adjust
23any cross-references thereto.
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1Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
2legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for three
3months previous to the time of holding such election.