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Constitutional Amendment JUST SAY NO!!!. Statewide Measures- Constitutional Amendment  House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 49 (HJRCA49) 

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1 Constitutional Amendment JUST SAY NO!!!

2 Statewide Measures- Constitutional Amendment  House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 49 (HJRCA49)  Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would require a 3/5 th majority vote for the General Assembly to approve any future pension benefit increase Would require a 3/5 th vote by a local school board to approve local collective bargaining agreements that include additional compensation increases (not salary increases) that impact pensions (bonuses, sick leave allotments, compensated time off, and incentives)

3 Statewide Measures- Constitutional Amendment  HJRCA 49 passed the General Assembly with strong support  Senate: 51-2  House: 113-0

4 Statewide Measures- Constitutional Amendment  What is required for this to be the law of the land?  The voters will have this question before them in November  The only constitutional amendment on the ballot Three-fifths of those voting on the question must approve of it or a majority of those voting in the election Would be effective on January 9, 2013

5 Statewide Measures- Constitutional Amendment  What if this passes?  This would make contracts that include increased compensation (outside of salary increases), that can be used in the calculation of one’s annuity, to be subject to the 3/5 th vote requirement by school boards  Would make it nearly impossible to remedy the issues with Tier 2 (Possible Social Security issues)  The vagueness of the amendment would lead to disagreements around its application

6 Statewide Measures- Constitutional Amendment  In 2008, Con Con was on the ballot  We engaged against the proposal  Ballots Cast 5.5 million for president 4.5 million on the question of Con Con 18% difference 32.6% YES vs 67.4% NO

7 Statewide Measures- Constitutional Amendment  GR and Communications are working on incorporating our vote NO message  Targeted campaign that any local can work on  Numerous all member mailings  Flyers in the buildings  Robocalls  Early voting starts later this year and will allow us to condense our messaging to a shorter timeline


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