SAFE (Savings Account for Eduction) is a proposal for the 2008 ballot to create a savings account
for public education. This initiative would untangle the fiscal knot
in Colorado's constitution while preserving the right of citizens to
vote on taxes.
Invests surplus revenues in the State Education Fund
Shields a portion of the State
Education Fund in a savings
account Repeals the automatic
spending requirements
of Amendment 23
Preserves the constitutional right of citizens to
vote on taxes
Does not increase tax rates Education
Fund in a savings or create any
new tax
Prevents the government from growing
beyond its means;triples state reserves