§ 40. Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedConstitution of the State of Oklahoma [Annotated]
OK Const. Art. 10, § 40
§ 40. Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund
A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the “Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund”. The trust fund principal shall consist of the portion of monies which are received by the State of Oklahoma on or after July 1, 2001, pursuant to any settlement with or judgment against any tobacco company or companies as provided by subsection B of this section, and any other monies that may be appropriated or otherwise directed to the trust fund by the Legislature.
Minimum Percentage | |
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Fiscal Year | of Payments |
Ending June 30, 2002 | 50% |
Ending June 30, 2003 | 55% |
Ending June 30, 2004 | 60% |
Ending June 30, 2005 | 65% |
Ending June 30, 2006 | 70% |
Ending June 30, 2007 | 75% |
3. The monies received by the State of Oklahoma pursuant to any settlement with or judgment against any tobacco company or companies after June 30, 2001, not deposited into the trust fund as provided in this section, shall be deposited into a special fund established by the Legislature solely for the purpose of receiving the payments; provided, the Legislature may, by law, direct a certain portion of such monies to the Office of the Attorney General. The special fund shall be subject to legislative appropriations.
C. There is hereby created the Board of Investors of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund. The Board of Investors shall have the duty of investing monies in the trust fund, subject to restrictions and limitations provided by law for and in accordance with laws applicable to the investment of monies in state retirement funds.
The Board of Investors shall consist of five (5) members as follows:
The initial appointees shall serve staggered terms of office as provided for by law. Thereafter, appointees shall serve four-year terms of office. No more than two appointees shall be appointed from any single congressional district. All appointed members shall have demonstrated expertise in public or private investment funds management.
The initial appointed members shall serve staggered terms of office as provided for by law. Thereafter, the appointed members of the Board of Directors shall serve seven-year terms of office. At least one appointee shall be appointed from each congressional district, and not more than two appointees shall be appointed from any single congressional district. Not more than four appointees shall be members of the same political party. An appointee shall have been a member of the political party to which the appointee belongs for at least one (1) year prior to the date of appointment . Appointees shall have demonstrated expertise in public or private health care or programs related to or for the benefit of children or senior adults.
The Board of Directors shall meet at least one time each calendar quarter.
4. Programs and services for the benefit of the children of Oklahoma, with particular emphasis on common and higher education, before- and after-school and pre-school programs, substance abuse prevention and treatment programs and other programs and services designed to improve the health and quality of life of children;
F. Each fiscal year, the Board of Directors may expend the amount of earnings which actually accrued to the trust fund during the preceding fiscal year. Any amount not so expended shall remain in the trust fund. The Board shall direct specific expenditures to be made for the purposes specified in subsection E of this section.
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Added by State Question No. 692, Legislative Referendum No. 320, adopted at election held on Nov. 7, 2000.
OK Const. Art. 10, § 40, OK CONST Art. 10, § 40
Current with amendments approved through June 30, 2020.
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