S.J.R. 2002 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 the State of Iowa is proposed: 2 The Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding 3 the following new section to new Article XIII: 4 ARTICLE XIII. 5 TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM LAW CHANGES. 6 Two-thirds majority to change public retirement system laws. 7 SECTION 1. A bill containing provisions enacting, amending, 8 or repealing any provision relating to a public retirement 9 system shall require the affirmative votes of at least 10 two-thirds of the whole membership of each house of the general 11 assembly for passage. 12 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 13 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 14 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general 15 election for members of the general assembly, and the secretary 16 of state is directed to cause the proposed amendment to be 17 published for three consecutive months previous to the date of 18 that election as provided by law. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 23 Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to public retirement 24 systems. The resolution requires that any bill containing 25 provisions enacting, amending, or repealing any provision 26 relating to a public retirement system shall require the 27 affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the whole 28 membership of each house of the general assembly for passage. 29 The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then 30 referred to the next general assembly (88th) for adoption, 31 before being submitted to the electorate for ratification. 32 -1- LSB 5816XS (3) 87 ec/rn 1/ 1