California Special Election: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
 Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Official Voter Information Guide Official Voter Information Guide

PROP
1B
EDUCATION FUNDING. PAYMENT PLAN.

 

SUMMARY
Put on the Ballot by the Legislature


Requires supplemental payments to local school districts and community colleges to address recent budget cuts. Fiscal Impact: Potential state savings of up to several billion dollars in 2009–10 and 2010–11. Potential state costs of billions of dollars annually thereafter.

 

WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS


YES A YES vote on this measure means: The state would make supplemental payments to schools and community colleges beginning in 2011–12. These payments would replace other payments the state might otherwise be required to make in earlier years.
NO A NO vote on this measure means: The state would not make supplemental payments to schools and community colleges, and instead make other payments as required under current law.

 

ARGUMENTS


PRO The budget crisis has cut $12 billion from our schools. Over 5,000 teachers have been laid off, thousands more are threatened. Prop. 1B starts the process of paying our schools and community colleges back as economic conditions improve. Our future depends on the investment we make in educating our children.
CON No argument against Proposition 1B was submitted.

 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


FOR
Andrea Landis
Kaufman Campaign Consultants
1510 J Street, Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-7817
www.YES1B.com
AGAINST
No contact information was provided.