If enacted, the amendment would have allowed the Kentucky General Assembly to fund charter schools.

[1] To give parents choices in educational opportunities for their children, are you in favor of enabling the General Assembly to provide financial support for the education costs of students in kindergarten through 12th grade who are outside the system of common (public) schools by amending the Constitution of Kentucky as stated below?IT IS PROPOSED THAT A NEW SECTION BE ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION OF KENTUCKY TO READ AS FOLLOWS:The General Assembly may provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools.

[2] The General Assembly passed a separate law in 2022 which would have allowed for the public funding of charter schools and the creation of two pilot schools, which was also declared unconstitutional by a Circuit Court judge in December 2023.

[3] Amendments to the Kentucky Constitution require 3/5 support in both houses of the General Assembly and a majority vote by referendum; they can not be vetoed by the governor.

The amendment was first introduced on January 26 in the 2024 General Assembly as House Bill 2 by representative Suzanne Miles.