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Missouri Referendum 2, Foundation Plan for State Education Funding Measure (October 1955)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Referendum 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Missouri on October 4, 1955. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported enacting the Foundation Plan, a proposed state education funding law that guaranteed at least $185 per student annually from combined state and local sources, required districts to levy at least $1 per $100 of property valuation to qualify, and provided three types of aid: an equalization grant, a flat grant, and a teacher incentive grant based on training. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting the Foundation Plan, a proposed state education funding law that guaranteed at least $185 per student annually from combined state and local sources, required districts to levy at least $1 per $100 of property valuation to qualify, and provided three types of aid: an equalization grant, a flat grant, and a teacher incentive grant based on training. |
Election results
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Missouri Referendum 2 |
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247,639 | 76.92% | ||
| No | 74,286 | 23.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 2 was as follows:
| “ | Referendum Measure No. 2- (Submitted by Sixty-eight General Assembly). Providing a new plan of state aid to local elementary and high school education commonly called the "Foundation Plan." | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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