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This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to Pennsylvania's state constitution that would prohibit the implementation of education mandates without accompanying full funding. Specifically, the amendment would require that any new education program established by statute, regulation, or executive order must provide necessary funding for its implementation, and any new or reauthorized education program that is not fully funded by the state cannot be implemented until the required funds have been appropriated. The bill outlines a two-step process for constitutional amendment: first, the General Assembly must pass the amendment, after which the Secretary of the Commonwealth will advertise the proposed change as required by the state constitution. Upon the second passage by the General Assembly, the Secretary will again advertise the amendment and then submit it to voters at the next eligible general or municipal election. The goal of this amendment is to prevent the creation of educational mandates that local school districts would be required to implement without adequate state funding to support those mandates.

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