Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Richard Von Glahn regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 290, Revised Statutes of Missouri, version 3 (2018-075).

CHRIS KOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL O F MISSO URI JEFFERSON CITY 65102 January 3, 2017 P .O.BoxB99 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 33-2017 The Honorable Jason Kander Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Kander: This opinion letter responds to your request dated December 22, 2016, for our review under § 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Richard Von Glahn regarding a proposed amendment to amend Chapter 290, Revised Statutes of Missouri, version 3 (2018-075). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Shall Missouri law be amended to: • increase the state minimum wage to $9.05 per hour with $.85 per hour increase each year until 2026, when the minimum wage would be $15.00 per hour; • adjust state minimum wage based on changes in the Consumer Price Index each January beginning in 2027; • mandate that the state minimum wage at least equal the federal minimum wage; www.ago.mo.gov OP-2016-0327 The Honorable Jason Kander Page 2 • Increase the employer portion of tipped employee wages (each year until 2028) from 50% of state minimum wage to full minimum wage; and • increase the penalty for paying employees less than the minim urn wage? Pursuant to§ 116.334, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the proposed statement. Because our review of the statement is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression· of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. &:yz~.r ... -- CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General OP-2016-0327