- Reference
- Article IX, Section 1
- Summary
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Every four-year-old child in Florida shall be offered a high quality pre-kindergarten learning opportunity by the state no later than the 2005 school year. This voluntary early childhood development and education program shall be established according to high quality standards and shall be free for all Florida four-year-olds without taking away funds used for existing education, health and development programs.
- Sponsor
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- Contact: Alex Penelas, Chairperson
Miami, FL 33172-0000
- Signatures
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Statewide total needed for judicial and financial impact review (signed by 25% of voters required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts):
48,869 Statewide total needed to make ballot position (signed by 8% of the voters in at least one-half of Florida's congressional districts and in the state as whole as of the last presidential election):
488,722 Statewide total currently valid:
514,667* Congressional district totals needed for judicial and economic reviews and ballot placement, with currently valid signatures:
View by District by County * Signatures may be re-verified as invalid based on voter notices of fraud, voter ineligibility, circulator ineligibility, etc. Confirmation that the requisite number and distribution of valid signatures have been obtained has not occurred until the Secretary of State makes that determination and issues a certificate of ballot position.
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Status: Passed
Approval Date: 01/25/2002 Undue Burden: Last Made Review: 04/17/2002 Attorney General: 04/17/2002 Sent to Supreme Court: 05/02/2002 Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional SC Ruling Date: 07/11/2002 Financial Impact Statement Date: SC Approval of Financial Impact Statement: Made Ballot: 07/30/2002 Ballot Number: 8 Election Year: 2002
