Oklahoma Constitution; freeze, suspension, or withholding of state-appropriated funds for institutions of higher education; ballot title; filing.

HJR 1037 proposes a constitutional amendment allowing Oklahoma's Legislature to freeze, suspend, or withhold up to 100% of state funds for any public institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. It would require a joint resolution approved by majority votes in both the Senate and House, with gubernatorial approval, to implement such funding changes for up to two years. The bill specifies that this action would only affect state-appropriated funds - not federal money, private donations, tuition, or other nonstate revenue - and would automatically end after two years unless extended by a new resolution. The amendment is currently pending voter approval after legislative passage.