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MO HJR91

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/1/2014

Primary Sponsor

Bart Korman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Submits to Missouri voters a constitutional amendment to add a new section 11 to article IX, to be voted on at the general election on Tuesday following the first Monday in November 2014, or at a special election called by the governor.

  • Imposes an additional state sales tax of one-fourth of one percent (0.25%) on all sellers of tangible personal property and taxable services, with a corresponding use tax of one-fourth of one percent.

  • Dedicates revenue from the new sales and use tax to primary and secondary education for infrastructure development, equipment purchasing, and bond payments.

  • Distributes the additional revenue to school districts in proportion to each district's weighted average daily attendance as compared to total weighted average daily attendance statewide in the preceding year.

  • Makes the tax effective January 1, 2015, and exempts the revenue from being counted as "total state revenue" or "expense of state government" under article X of the Missouri Constitution.

Legislative Description

Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the state sales tax by .25% for K-12 education with the additional revenue distributed based on the weighted average daily attendance in a district

Last Action

Referred: Ways and Means(H)

4/9/2014

Committee Referrals

Ways And Means4/9/2014

Full Bill Text

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