California Online Voter Guide

November 2006 General Election
14th Edition

Proposition 1D: Education facilities: Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006. Legislative Bond Act. Passed

Summary

• This ten billion four hundred sixteen million dollar ($10,416,000,000) bond issue will provide needed funding to relieve public school overcrowding and to repair older schools.

• It will improve earthquake safety and fund vocational educational facilities in public schools. Bond funds must be spent according to strict accountability measures.

• Funds will also be used to repair and upgrade existing public college and university buildings and to build new classrooms to accommodate the growing student enrollment in the California Community Colleges, the University of California, and the California State University.

• Appropriates money from the General Fund to pay off bonds.

• Fiscal Impact: State costs of about $20.3 billion to pay off both the principal ($10.4 billion) and interest ($9.9 billion) on the bonds. Payments of about $680 million per year. Full Text of Proposition

Official Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information

• Yes on Proposition 1D

  Rebuilding California
  1127 11th St., Suite 950, Sacramento, CA 95814

• No on Proposition 1D
  (none available)

Who Signed the Ballot Arguments

• Yes on Proposition 1D

Barbara E. Kerr, President, California Teachers Association
George T. Caplan, President, California Community College Board of Governors
Pamela T. Johnson, Chair, Coalition for Adequate School Housing

• No on Proposition 1D
  
  William Saracino, Member, Editorial Board, California Political Review

Follow the Money

Detailed information about all contributors for and against Prop. 1D is available from campaign finance reports at Cal-Access, the Secretary of State's campaign disclosure web site. To view the most recent contributions, select a committee and click "Late and $5000+ Contributions Received".

News Stories about the Propositions

CVF's News Stories section provides California voters with convenient access to a sampling of news articles that give an overview of the potential impact of each proposition on the ballot.

For More Information, CVF Recommends...

The California Secretary of State publishes the Official Voter Information Guide which features detailed information on Proposition 1D, including the Legislative Analyst's nonpartisan analysis and official pro/con arguments from proponents and opponents.

Other good nonpartisan resources include: the League of Women Voters of California's Pros and Cons and In Depth Nonpartisan Analysis; Next Ten's November 2006 Election and Infrastructure; the Easy Voter Guide; and Around the Capitol's Election Track, featuring up-to-date campaign contribution data.

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