BALLOT MEASURE SUMMARY

PROP
92

Community Colleges. Funding.
Governance. Fees. Initiative
Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

SUMMARY                                                                  Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures

Establishes independent community college districts and Board of Governors. Requires minimum funding for schools and community colleges to be calculated separately. Sets fees at $15/unit and limits future increases. Fiscal Impact: Increased state spending on K–14 education from 2007–08 through 2009–10 averaging about $300 million annually, with unknown impacts annually thereafter. Potential loss in community college student fee revenues of about $70 million annually.

WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS

YES   A YES vote on this measure means: The existing formula that establishes a minimum funding level for K–12 schools and community colleges would be replaced with separate formulas for each system. Community college fees would be reduced from $20 per unit to $15 per unit, and various changes would be made to the state-level community college governing board.

  

NO   A NO vote on this measure means: Existing laws regarding community college funding, fees, and governance would be unchanged.

ARGUMENTS

PRO   Proposition 92 doesn’t raise taxes. It lowers community college fees to $15 per unit, limits future fee increases, and stabilizes funding. When the Legislature doubled community college fees, 305,000 fewer Californians enrolled. Wages for students who earn a community college vocational degree jump from $25,600 to $47,571 in three years.

  

CON   92 isn’t what it seems. It locks huge new spending into California’s Constitution with no way to pay for it, which could result in new taxes or cuts to critical programs, including K–12 schools. It contains no accountability and no guarantee funds will reach college classrooms. No on 92.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FOR
Scott Lay
Yes on Proposition 92
2017 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 444-8641
admin@prop92yes.com
www.prop92yes.com

  

AGAINST
Californians for Fair
 Education Funding,
 No on Proposition 92
3001 Douglas Blvd. #225
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 218-6640
info@noprop92.org
www.noprop92.org

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