COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. NO.: 2770-01

BILL NO.: SJR 38

SUBJECT: Constitutional Amendments; State and Local Government

TYPE: Original

DATE: December 30, 1999




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
General Revenue ($43,800) $0 $0
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

($43,800) $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials of the Department of Elementary Education, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Social Services stated the proposal would not affect their agencies directly.



Officials of the State Courts Administrator would expect some test cases exploring the parameters of the proposal but does not anticipate any material effect on the workloads of Missouri courts.



Advertisement costs for the proposal would be $4,380 per newspaper column inch for three publications of the text of the proposal, the introduction, title, fiscal note summary, and affidavit. The proposal would be on the ballot for the November 2000 general election.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003



Cost to General Revenue Fund

Secretary of State

Newspaper Advertisements ($43,800)





FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003



0 0 0





FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.





DESCRIPTION



This proposal would replace section 7 of article I of the state constitution. The section currently forbids use of public money, directly or indirectly, in aid of any religion or cleric. This proposal would forbid the state or any political subdivision from making any law respecting establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion.



This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not DESCRIPTION (continued)



require additional capital improvements or rental space. The proposal would not affect Total State Revenue.



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Department of Revenue

Department of Social Services

Secretary of State

State Courts Administrator











Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

December 30, 1999