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Voluntary Universal Pre-Kindergarten Education
02-01

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:
Pre-K Committee (Parents for Readiness Edu. for our Kids)
1985 NW 88th Court, Suite 101
Miami, FL 33172-0000
(305) 593-2644
  Contact: Alex Penelas, Chairperson

Signatures:
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
*Statewide and congressional district totals for ballot position are NOT OFFICAL until the Secretary of State determines the requisite signatures have been obtained and issues a certificate of ballot position. Once an initiative petition is certified for ballot position, total currently valid may exceed the official totals at time of certification. For status on ballot position, see Status Table below.
 
To find out the signature threshold required in each Congressional District for review and ballot position, the current number of verified signatures in each Congressional District by county, and how many Congressional Districts may have met or exceeded signature thresholds, click the link above titled "View by District by County".

Status: Passed
Approval Date: 01/25/2002 
Undue Burden:  
Made Review: 04/17/2002 
Attorney General: 04/17/2002 
Sent to Supreme Court: 05/02/2002 
Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional :  Accordingly, we hold that the initiative petition and proposed ballot title and summary meet the legal requirements of article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution, and section 101.161(1), Florida Statutes (2001).  
SC Ruling Date: 07/11/2002 
Made Ballot: 07/30/2002 
Ballot Number: 8  
Election Date: 11/05/2002 
 Votes For: 2,868,500   
 Votes Against: 1,974,408   




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