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AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating 1
to education funding. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
Section 1. To give parents more educational choice, are you in favor of 4
assisting families in providing for the educational costs of children in kindergarten 5
through 12th grade who are outside of the system of common (public) schools by 6
amending the Constitution of Kentucky as stated below? 7
SECTION 2. IT IS PROPOSED THAT A NEW SECTION BE ADDED TO 8
THE CONSTITUTION OF KENTUCKY TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 9
The General Assembly may provide for the educational costs of students outside 10
of the system of common schools. Sections 183, 184, 186, and 189 of this Constitution 11
shall not prevent any provision for educational costs of students outside of the system 12
of common schools, nor require a referendum for funding such educational costs so 13
long as no funds are used from the common school fund. 14
Section 3. This amendment shall be submitted to the voters of the 15
Commonwealth for their ratification or rejection at the time and in the manner provided 16
for under Sections 256 and 257 of the Constitution, KRS 118.415, and Sections 4 and 5 17
of this Act. 18
Section 4. Notwithstanding any language in KRS 118.415 to the contrary, the 19
Secretary of State shall cause the entirety of the question in Section 1 of this Act and the 20
entirety of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky contained in Section 21
2 of this Act to be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation 22
published in this state, and shall also cause to be published at the same time and in the 23
same manner the fact that the amendment will be submitted to the voters for their 24
acceptance or rejection at the next regular election at which members of the General 25
Assembly are to be voted for. The publication required by this section and KRS 118.415 26
shall be made no later than the first Tuesday in August preceding the election at which 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 398
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the amendment is to be voted on. 1
Section 5. Notwithstanding any language in KRS 118.415 to the contrary, the 2
Secretary of State, not later than the second Monday after the second Tuesday in August 3
preceding the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be 4
chosen in a year in which there is not an election for President and Vice President of the 5
United States, or not later than the Thursday after the first Tuesday in September 6
preceding a regular election in a year in which there is an election for President and Vice 7
President of the United States, shall certify the entirety of the question in Section 1 of this 8
Act and the entirety of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky 9
contained in Section 2 of this Act to the county clerk of each county, and the county clerk 10
shall have the entirety of the question and the amendment, as so certified, indicated on 11
the ballots provided to the voters in paper or electronic form as applicable to the voting 12
machines in use in each county or precinct. 13