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Georgia Amendment 3, Tuition Reimbursement for Teachers Measure (1980)
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| Topic Public education funding and Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a State Board of Education program to reimburse Georgia-certified teachers for tuition costs to maintain certification. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a State Board of Education program to reimburse Georgia-certified teachers for tuition costs to maintain certification. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 3 |
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619,916 | 56.19% | ||
| No | 483,367 | 43.81% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the State Board of Education shall establish a program whereby certificated teachers of Georgia may be reimbursed for tuition costs for attending colleges or universities in Georgia to maintain their certification, subject to certain limitations and requirements? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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