The proposed constitutional amendment would:

1.) Eliminate ban on indirect support of students attending nonpublic schools through tuition vouchers, credits, tax benefits, exemptions or deductions, subsidies, grants or loans of public monies or property.

2.) Allow students to use tuition vouchers to attend nonpublic schools in districts with a graduation rate under 2/3 in 1998-1999 and districts approving tuition vouchers through  school board action or a public vote.  each voucher would be limited to 1/2 of state average per-pupil public school revenue.

3.) Require teacher testing on academic subjects in public schools and in nonpublic schools redeeming tuition vouchers.

4.) Adjust minimum per-pupil funding from 1994-1995 to 2000-2001 level.

The proposed constitutional amendment would:

1.) Require a super majority vote (2/3 vote) of the State Legislature to enact any law which addresses a matter which a county, city, township, village or municipal authority could otherwise address under its governing powers or which places a condition on unrestricted aid extended local governments by the State.  (Currently, a simple majority vote of legislature is required to enact such laws.)

2.) Retroactively apply the super majority vote requirement to any such law enacted on or after march 1, 2000.

3.) Exempt from the super majority vote requirement any such law which can be applied at the option of local governments.