Act 218 (2025 Regular Session)
Louisiana SOS results portal labels itself "Unofficial Results" generically; data file is complete (3,722/3,722 precincts) and was written 2026-06-14, after the canvass. A separately published certified canvass document was not located.
Official SOS statement (Present Constitution / Proposed Amendment summaries) exists in the summaries PDF; not extracted verbatim because it is a 2-column layout.
GAP-FILL 2026-10-10: fiscal_impact quoted verbatim from Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office, Fiscal Note - SB25 Enrolled (25RS), Expenditure and Revenue Explanation sections (https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1424821). Single-sourced (one official document). Five-year expenditure/revenue tables in the note are not reproduced; see URL.
GAP-FILL 2026-10-10: result replaced with official figures from Louisiana Secretary of State election-results data feed (voterportal.sos.la.gov), May 16, 2026, statewide totals; file write time 2026-06-14 (https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/ElectionResults/ElectionResults/Data?blob=20260516/Votes_Multiparish.htm). Previous value: 'Failed — 36% yes / 64% no (rounded %, WRKF; official SOS vote counts not retrieved)'.
Do you support an amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes for purposes of Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana, including purposes related to the minimum foundation program, funding for certain school books and instructional materials, and the raising of certain local revenues for the support of elementary and secondary schools? (Amends Article VIII, Section 13(D)(1))
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Act 218 (2025 Regular Session) - Proposing to amend Article VIII, Section 13(D)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to certain effects and purposes for the proposed St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish which shall be regarded and treated as a parish and shall have the authority granted parishes with respect to operating a school system, including the purposes of certain funding and the raising of certain local revenues for the support of elementary and secondary schools; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; to specify an election date for submission of the proposition to electors and to provide for a ballot proposition.
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION The constitutional amendment grants the St. George Community School System authority to operate as a school system. The LFO historically has included the estimated costs involved in such measures in the fiscal note for the enabling legislation, in this case SB 243 of the 2025 Regular Session; however, they are included here to reflect the impact to governmental expenditures anticipated if both pieces of legislation are enacted by the legislature, and this constitutional amendment is adopted by the electorate. Adoption of the constitutional amendment requires approval by a majority of the voters statewide as well as a majority of the voters in East Baton Rouge Parish at an election to be held on either April 18, 2026, or November 3,2026, contingent on enactment of HB 625 of the 2025 RS. The Secretary of State may incur minimal ballot processing costs associated with this measure. As a regular practice, the Secretary of State typically budgets for up to 10 constitutional amendments and statewide propositions for the spring statewide elections. To the extent the ballot includes more than 10 constitutional amendments and statewide propositions, the Secretary of State may require additional SGF resources for the April 18, 2026, statewide election. Any expenditure impact would be realized in FY 26. Operation of the St. George Community School System is anticipated to begin at the start of FY 28. Using the FY 25-26 Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) budget letter to prepare a proposed estimate, SGF expenditures through the MFP would increase by approximately $2.4 M to include the St. George Community School System in the formula. The East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s state MFP allocation is calculated to decrease by $17.6 M and the newly created St. George Community School System’s estimated state allocation is $20 M. Note: The actual impact may change based on the MFP formula in effect when the new system begins operations. It is anticipated that local school district expenditures will increase in FY 26 and FY 27 for St. George Community School System startup costs. Continued on Page Two REVENUE EXPLANATION The current revenues generated by the proposed St. George Community School system will not be considered new revenues because it is essentially transferred from one system to another system. For informational purposes, to the extent additional taxes are implemented to sustain the cost of education in either school system, there may be an increase in local revenues. Senate x
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