Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas amending Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, version 1 (18-313).

JOSHUA D. HAWLEY ATTORNEY GENERAL ..... cc .... ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY 65102 January 5, 2018 P.O. Box 899 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 7-2018 The Honorable Nicole Galloway Missouri State Auditor State Capitol, Room 121 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Auditor Galloway: This office received your letter of December 28, 2017, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under§ 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas, version 1 (18-313). The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows: State government entities estimate initial and one­ time costs of $470,000 and annual costs of at least $600,000, but total potential costs are unknown. State government entities estimate additional biennial revenues of $193,000. Local government entities estimate no additional revenues and estimate cost savings of an unknown amount. 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. www.ago.mo.gov