Opinion of the Justices

To the House of Representatives:

The undersigned justices of the supreme court submit the following reply to the inquiry contained in your resolution adopted and filed with this court on February 15, 1972.

House bill 70 is entitled “An Act establishing a statewide system for financing the basic costs of primary and secondary education through creation of a school fund and provisions to generate revenue therefor.” It would establish at the State level a system for financing the basic costs of public education *34by providing for a special fund to be distributed to school districts of the State…