AJR 16

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on

first consideration, provides that the legislature may abolish by law a state fund, or

program revenue appropriation account thereof, other than a fund or account related

solely to the issuance or payment of public debt or other obligation, only if two-thirds

of all the members elected to each house concur therein.

Any state fund, or program revenue appropriation account thereof, created by

law before, on, or after the date of ratification of this amendment remains in effect

until abolished by law, and the purpose of the fund or account may not be changed

by law.

The proposal also provides that a state fund, or program revenue appropriation

account thereof, created before, on, or after the date of ratification of this amendment

may not be lapsed, transferred, or expended in any manner that would conflict with

the purpose of the fund or account. If a state fund, or program revenue appropriation

account thereof, is abolished, all unencumbered moneys in the fund or account as of

the date the fund or account is abolished are transferred to the general fund of the

state.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.