Florida Class Size Amendment (2002)
From Ballotpedia
Florida Amendment 9, also known as Florida's Amendment to Reduce Class Size, was on the November 5, 2002 election ballot in Florida. It passed, with 52.9% of voters in favor.
- Yes: 2,550,201
- No: 2,317,671
It was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment.
Five citizen-initiated amendments were on the 2002 ballot; they were respectively the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st citizen-initiated measures to appear on a Florida statewide ballot.
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution to require that the Legislature provide funding for sufficient classrooms so that there be a maximum number of students in public school classes for various grade levels; requires compliance by the beginning of the 2010 school year; requires the Legislature, and not local school districts, to pay for the costs associated with reduced class size; prescribes a schedule for phased-in funding to achieve the required maximum class size.
