Public Education Funding Deeert HoseMann Secretary of State issippi State Constitution (Current Law) Section 201. Free Public Schools. “The Legislature shall, by general law, provide for the establishment, maintenance and support of free public schools upon such conditions and limitations as the Legislature may prescribe: Initiative Alternative Measure No. 42 Measure No. 42A Section 201. Educational opportunity for Section 201. “The Legislature shall, by Public school children “To protect each general law, provide for the establishment, child's fundamental right to educational maintenance and support of an effective opportunity, the State shalll provide forthe | | system of free public schools.” establishment, maintenance and support of an adequate and efficient system of free public schools. The chancery courts of this State shall have the power to enforce this section with appropriate injunctive relief” | BALLOT TITLE: Should the Legislature provide for the establishment and support of effective free public schools without judicial enforcement? BALLOT SUMMARY: This constitutional BALLOT TITLE: Should the State be required |_ amendment is proposed as a legislative to provide for the support of an adequate and | alternative measure to Initiative Measure No. 42 efficient system of free public schools? and would require the Legislature to provide, by ‘general law, for the establishment, maintenance BALLOT SUMMARY: Initiative Measure No. and support of an effective system of free public 42 would protect each child's fundamental Schools right to educational opportunity through the 12th grade by amending Section 201 of the Mississippi Constitution to require that the State ‘must provide and the legislature must fund an adequate and efficient system of free public | schools. Ths initiative would also authorize the chancery courts of this State to enforce this section with appropriate injunctive reef. J2015 Statewide SAMPLE Official Election Ballot STATE OF MISSISSIPPI General Election Tuesday, November 03, 2015 Do net use @ red pen, Do not cross out or exase - Tf you make ‘TO VOTE: YOU MUST DARKEN THE OVAL(q@) COMPLETELY. USE ONLY A #2 PENCIL OR A DARK PEN. felt tip pen or a red pencil! a mistake, you may request a new ballot. Statewide INITIATED BY PETITION AND ALTERNATIVE BY LEGISLATURE Initiative Measure No. 42, “Should the State be required to provide for the suppor system of free public schools?” of an adequate and efficient Section 201: Educational opportunity for public school children. each child's fundamental the State shall provide for the establishment, “te protect right to educational opportunity, maintenance and support of an adequate and efficient system of free public schools. q f this State shall have the power to enforce this section with appropriate injunctive relief. Legislative Budget Office Fiscal Analysis: Because this proposed amendment shif! from the Legislat t system, it is impossil provide specific fiscal impact of tive 42. If system, nder the new authority granted 5 ized K-12 Publ Education to be funded at the amount called for by the statutory Mississippi Education Program, the Legislature would need to appropriate an aaditional $201,031, 129 above the Fis Year 2016 budgeted amount. Fiscal Year 2016 revenues are not adequate to support this funding increase without the Legislature having to cut agency budgets or identify new sources of revenue (such as fees or tax increase) to comply with the court's dictate. Int acting Alternative Measure No. 42 A, ° Should the Legislature provide for the establishment and support of effective free public schools without judicial enforcement?” Section 201. "The Legislature shall, by general law, provide for the support of establishment, maintenance a an effective system of free public schools." Legislative Budget Office Fiscal Analysis: There is no determinable cost or revenue impact associated with this initiative. VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF EITHER, OR AGAINST BOTH: (© FOR APPROVAL OF EITHER Initiative Measure No. 42 OR Alternative Measure No. 42 A AGAINST BOTH Initiative Measure No. 42 AND Alternative Measure No. 42 A AND VOTE FOR ONE: Ne FOR Initiative Measure No. 42 @ 208 itcrnative Measure Ne. 42.4 A vote against Initiative 42 is a vote to keep the courts out of your child's education.