Measure on the ballot in the 2018 Maryland 2018 General Election in Maryland.
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Get StartedA “yes” vote dedicates casino revenue to supplementary education funding and requires the state to meet its basic education funding formula using other revenue.
A “no” vote allows the state to continue to meet the basic education funding formula using casino revenue.
According to Michael Dresser of the Baltimore Sun, this amendment will force Maryland to cut funding for other expenditures in the general fund, which funds vital healthcare programs. Casino revenue helped the state continue to meet its basic education funding requirements during the recession. Establishing a lockbox would make it hard for the state to address another economic downturn. , in opposition to Question 1 (Learn more)
This amendment would close a loophole in current law that allows casino revenues to be spent on programs unrelated to education. According to Luke Broadwater of the Baltimore Sun, even though casinos are operating at record high profits, statewide education funding has not increased, and Baltimore public schools actually receive less money now than before casinos opened in 2010. , in support of Question 1 (Learn more)
Under current law, Maryland dedicates roughly 32% of casino revenues to the Education Trust Fund. In the past, this funding has been used to offset required educational funding from the general fund, keeping total education spending levels constant. This amendment would require casino revenue to be used for supplementary education funding, constructing new schools, funding early childhood education, providing career and technical education, and allowing students to earn college credit in high school. Maryland legislators would have to meet the basic education funding formula from other revenue sources.
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