Senate Legislative Initiative No. 16-10, entitled, "To add a new Section 10 to Article X of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to authorize the Commonwealth to issue pension obligation bonds and for other purposes." was pass by the Senate.

To propose a constitutional amendment to explicitly state that qualified retirees may be reemployed as classroom teachers, doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals without loss of retirement benefits, regardless of the individual’s occupation prior to retirement, to eliminate the time limitation on such
reemployment, and to clarify that the term “medical professionals” includes dentists, dental lab technicians, dental assistants, medical lab technicians, medical assistants, therapists, veterinarians, animal health officer or equivalent, and the like.

To propose a constitutional amendment to Article XII Section 3 of the CNMI Constitution to change the term permanent and long-term interests in real property.

Authored by: Sen. Luis P. Crisostimo