BALLOT TITLE: Should the Legislature provide for the establishment and support of effective free public schools without judicial enforcement?

BALLOT SUMMARY: This constitutional amendment is proposed as a legislative alternative measure to Initiative Measure No. 42 and would require the Legislature to provide, by general law, for the establishment, maintenance and support of an effective system of free public schools.

SECTION 201: The Legislature shall, by general law, provide for the establishment, maintenance and support of an effective system of free public schools.

FISCAL ANALYSIS: Prepared by the Mississippi Legislative Budget Office. There is no determinable cost or revenue impact associated with this initiative.