1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to finance; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, 
1.3 	article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by three-eighths of one percent and 
1.4 	dedicating the receipts to a special fund to be appropriated by law.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.7 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to  the people.  If the 
1.8 	amendment is adopted, a section will be added to article XI, to read:

1.9 	Sec. 15.From July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2034, the sales and use tax rate is increased by 
1.10 	three-eighths of one percent on sales and uses taxable under the general state sales and 
1.11 	use tax law. Receipts from the increase, plus penalties and interest and reduced by any 
1.12 	refunds, must be credited to a special fund in the state treasury and appropriated by law.

1.13 	Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.14 	The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2008 general 
1.15 	election. The question submitted must be:
1.16 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to increase the sales and use tax rate 
1.17 	by three-eighths of one percent until the year 2034 and credit the increased receipts to a 
1.18 	special fund to be appropriated by law?

1.19	Yes .......
	
1.20	No ......."