"During the remainder of my Administration, I shall seek repeal of these provisions," he said.
President-elect George W. Bush has said that he will seek repeal of the estate tax next year.
Even though he promised to seek repeal, he never actually scheduled a vote in the Senate.
If he should seek repeal by referendum again, the battle would take place in a county vastly changed.
When Mr. Clinton sought repeal of the three-fourths requirement, he lost.
The moves would further strengthen the Chancellor's authority over the city's 32 school districts without requiring him to seek repeal of the 1970 decentralization law.
The Administration is considered likely to seek repeal of the amendment next year.
Those who seek repeal of the law say it costs the state's taxpayers at least $200 million a year.
Some advocates seeking full repeal of the drug laws complain that he is too eager to compromise.
Republicans have long sought repeal of the earnings limit, saying it amounts to a tax.