Will My Local School District Receive Funds From Proposition A?
Proposition A, known
as the Schools First Initiative, will appear on the November 4,
2008 ballot in Missouri. Residents have asked this question
of their local districts: Will My Local School District Receive
Funds From "Proposition A"? Not all Missouri public school
districts could receive funds through Proposition A.
Please click HERE and search for your school
district's name to see whether or not your local district could
receive additional funds as a result of Proposition A. This
document was produced by the Missouri Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
* Proposition A would create a new specific education fund from gambling tax proceeds called the “Schools First Elementary and Secondary Education Improvement Fund." Distribution of the money from this fund will be through the state's school foundation formula. Under Proposition A, the state will not distribute all of the money in the fund until the state's school funding formula is fully implemented. When the formula is scheduled to be fully implemented, there may not be enough money in the fund to finance this additional calculation for school districts.
* School districts in Missouri considered as "hold harmless" school districts will receive no funds from Proposition A. State revenue to "hold harmless" school districts has remained at the 1992-1993 school year level so "hold harmless" districts will receive no additional funding from the state, including any funds that could be generated through a measure like Proposition A. You can check with your local district to inquire if it is considered "hold harmless." Some examples of "hold harmless" school districts include Ladue and Parkway school districts in St. Louis County and more than 40 other school districts.
Proposition A is not an education issue; it is a gaming issue.
If approved, Proposition A would amend Missouri law to:
* repeal the current
individual maximum loss limit for gambling;
* prohibit any future loss limits;
* require identification to enter the gambling area only if
necessary to establish that an
individual is at least 21 years old;
* restrict the number of casinos to those already built or being
built;
* increase the casino gambling tax from 20% to 21%.
