.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... CHI St. Joseph’s Children congratulates the legislators who accepted the truth and the facts and passed the Early Childhood Constitutional Amendment, House Joint Resolution 1, sending it to the voters for approval. The campaign began 10 years ago, and recent polls show 75% support its passage. The Land Grant Permanent Fund grows by leaps and bounds, and our children have sunk to 50th in children’s well-being. The fund is worth approximately $22 billion. If a person earned $45,000 a year, it would take 22,222 years to reach $1 billion. According to the Fiscal Impact Report for HJR 1, even with an increased distribution of 1.25%, the fund will double to $44 billion in 20 years while the population will not.