Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Nicholas Raines amending Article IV of the Missouri Constitution (16-013).

CHRIS KOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON C ITY <35102 January 26, 2015 P.O.Boxeee (1573) 7!i1-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 10-2015 The Honorable Thomas A. Schweich Missouri State Auditor State Capitol, Room 121 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Auditor Schweich: This office received your letter of January 15, 2015, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under § 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition submitted by Nicholas Raines (16-013). The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows: State government expects annual operating costs starting at $900,000 and an unknown increase in public health costs, possibly offset by unknown savings in the criminal justice system. Possible increased sales tax revenue is unknown. The fiscal impact to local governments is unknown. Under § 116.175.4, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary. Because our review of the fiscal note summary is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the initiative petition or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. i!i..:lyZt.:~-- CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General www.ago.mo.gov OP-2015-0007