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OKLAHOMA CITY — A proposed ballot initiative that would repeal a section of the state Constitution which prohibits use of state assets for religious purposes was approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

House Joint Resolution 1062 by Rep. John Paul Jordan, R-Yukon, passed 86-10 after nearly 2½ hours of discussion that took up most of the House’s morning session.

The proposal to repeal Article 2, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution is billed as a response to a 2015 state Supreme Court decision that resulted in the removal of a Ten Commandments monument from the Capitol grounds.

There has also been some concern the ruling could interfere with such things as publicly funded scholarships to private schools and universities.