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 VI of the Missouri Constitution (18-315).

JOSHUA D. HAWLEY ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY 65102 January 5, 2018 P.O. Box 800 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 9-2018 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 (18-315). The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows: State and local government entities estimate no costs or savings from this proposal. 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. OP-2017-0449 www.ago.mo.gov