California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024)
California Proposition 2 | |
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Election date November 5, 2024 | |
Topic Bond issues and Education | |
Status On the ballot | |
Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
California Proposition 2, the Public Education Facilities Bond Measure is on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred bond act on November 5, 2024.[1][2]
A "yes" vote supports issuing $10 billion in bonds to fund construction and modernization of public education facilities. |
A "no" vote opposes issuing $10 billion in bonds to fund construction and modernization of public education facilities. |
Übersicht
What would Proposition 2 fund?
- See also: Measure design
Proposition 2 would issue $10 billion in bonds with $8.5 billion dedicated to elementary and secondary educational facilities and $1.5 billion for community college facilities. Proposition 2 would make changes to the formula used to determine the amount each district is required to contribute to be eligible to receive state funding from the bond revenue. The measure would have required the state government to cover between 50 and 55% of construction project costs and 60 and 65% of modernization project costs.[2]
What is California's bonded debt capacity?
- See also: Bond debt in California
The Legislative Analyst's Office reported that California is repaying an estimated $80 billion in bonded debt and is authorized to sell an outstanding $35 billion in bonds. The state spends approximately $6 billion from the General Fund (3% of the total fund) each year to repay bonds. The office estimated that the cost to repay Proposition 2 would be an estimated $500 million annually for 35 years.[3]
When was the last time California voters approved a bond measure to fund public education facilities?
- See also: Bond issues on the ballot in California
California voters last approved a bond measure to fund public education facilities in 2016 with the approval of Proposition 51, which issued $9 billion in bonds to fund improvement and construction of school facilities for K-12 schools and community colleges. It was approved by a margin of 55.18% to 44.82%.
California voters defeated a bond measure, Proposition 13, to fund public education facilities in March 2020. It would have authorized $15 billion in general obligation bonds for school and college facilities, including $9 billion for preschool and K-12 schools, $4 billion for universities, and $2 billion for community colleges. Proposition 13 was the first statewide education-related bond issue that voters rejected since 1994. It was defeated with 53.01% voting against the measure.
Measure design
- See also: Text of measure
Click on the arrows (▼) below for summaries of the different provisions of California Proposition 2.
Funds for school districts: distribution and prioritization of bond funds for schools
Proposition 2 would issue $10 billion in bonds with $8.5 billion dedicated to elementary and secondary educational facilities and $1.5 billion for community college facilities. The law would allocate the bond revenue according to the following schedule:[2]
- $3 billion for new construction of school facilities, with up to 10% available to small school districts;
- $4 billion for the modernization of school facilities, with up to 10% available to small school districts and $115 million for lead in water testing and remediation;
- $600 million for charter school facilities;
- $600 million for career technical education program facilities; and
- $1.5 billion for California Community Colleges.
Proposition 2 would make changes to the formula used to determine the amount each district is required to contribute to be eligible to receive state funding from the bond revenue. The measure would have required the state government to cover between 50 and 55% of construction project costs and 60 and 65% of modernization project costs.[2]
The law would require school districts to submit a five-year school facilities master plan approved by the school district governing board to the Department of General Services to participate in the school facilities program. The plan must include an inventory of existing school facilities and classroom capacity, projected enrollment growth, a capital planning budget for the district, financing and other funding sources for the projects, the school district's current assessed value, and the district's deferred maintenance plan.[2]
Changes to local school bonds: rules for schools to raise revenue
Funds for higher education facilities: distribution and prioritization of bond funds for community colleges
Accountability measures: reporting requirements
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the ballot measure is below:[2]
Support
Yes on Proposition 2-Coalition for Adequate School Housing Issues Committee and Yes on Proposition 2-Community College Facility Coalition Issues Committee are leading the campaign in support of Proposition 2.[4]
Supporters
Unions
Organizations
- Alameda County Office of Education
- Association of California School Administrators
- California Builders Alliance
- California Chamber of Commerce
- California Retired Teachers Association
- Community College League of California
- Los Angeles Unified School District
Arguments
Opposition
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Arguments
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Campaign finance
Ballotpedia identified two committees registered in support of Proposition 2—Yes on Proposition 2 - Coalition for Adequate School Housing Issues Committee and Yes on Proposition 2 - Community College Facility Coalition Issues Committee. Together the committees reported over $1.2 million in contributions.[4]
Cash Contributions | In-Kind Contributions | Total Contributions | Cash Expenditures | Total Expenditures | |
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Support | $1,214,725.01 | $11,509.28 | $1,226,234.29 | $61,090.77 | $72,600.05 |
Oppose | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Support
The following table includes contribution and expenditure totals for the committees in support of the ballot measure.[4]
Committees in support of Proposition 2 | |||||
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Committee | Cash Contributions | In-Kind Contributions | Total Contributions | Cash Expenditures | Total Expenditures |
Yes on Proposition 2 - Coalition for Adequate School Housing Issues Committee | $1,097,675.01 | $11,509.28 | $1,109,184.29 | $40,964.90 | $52,474.18 |
Yes on Proposition 2 - Community College Facility Coalition Issues Committee | $117,050.00 | $0.00 | $117,050.00 | $20,125.87 | $20,125.87 |
Total | $1,214,725.01 | $11,509.28 | $1,226,234.29 | $61,090.77 | $72,600.05 |
Donors
The following table shows the top donors to the committees registered in support of the ballot measure.[4]
Donor | Cash Contributions | In-Kind Contributions | Total Contributions |
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DLR Group | $100,000.00 | $0.00 | $100,000.00 |
Neff Construction, Inc. | $80,000.00 | $0.00 | $80,000.00 |
Erickson-Hall Construction Co. | $60,000.00 | $0.00 | $60,000.00 |
Tilden-Coil Constructors, Inc. | $60,000.00 | $0.00 | $60,000.00 |
Murdoch, Walrath & Holmes | $50,000.00 | $209.93 | $50,209.93 |
Methodology
To read Ballotpedia's methodology for covering ballot measure campaign finance information, click here.
Background
California Proposition 13 (March 2020)
In March 2020, California voters rejected Proposition 13 by a vote of 46.99% in support to 53.01% in opposition. Proposition 13 would have authorized the issuance of $15 billion in bonds for school and college facilities, including $9 billion for preschool and K-12 schools, $4 billion for universities, and $2 billion for community colleges. It was the first statewide education-related bond issue that voters rejected since 1994 when Propositions 1B and 1C were defeated.
Between 1994 and 2020, voters approved six bond measures for school facilities—Proposition 203 (1996), Proposition 1A (1998), Proposition 47 (2002), Proposition 55 (2004), Proposition 1D (2006), and Proposition 51 (2016).
Bond issues on the ballot in California
- See also: Bond issues on the ballot
Californians cast ballots on 46 bond issues, totaling $200.536 billion in value, from January 1, 1993, through March 5, 2024. Voters approved 34 (74%) of the bond measures—a total of $163.054 billion. Nine of the measures were citizen initiatives, and six of the nine citizen-initiated bonds were approved. The legislature referred 37 bond measures to the ballot, and 28 of 37 legislative referrals were approved. The most common purposes of a bond measure between 1993 and 2024 were water infrastructure and housing, for which there were nine bond measures each.
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Year | Measure | Amount | Primary purpose | Origin | Outcome |
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1993 | Proposition 173 | $185 million | Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
1994 | Proposition 180 | $2 billion | Parks | Initiative | ![]() |
1994 | Proposition 181 | $1 billion | Transport | Legislature | ![]() |
1994 | Proposition 1A | $2 billion | Disasters | Legislature | ![]() |
1994 | Proposition 1B | $1 billion | K-12 education | Legislature | ![]() |
1994 | Proposition 1C | $900 million | Higher education | Legislature | ![]() |
1996 | Proposition 192 | $2 billion | Disasters | Legislature | ![]() |
1996 | Proposition 203 | $3 billion | K-12 education | Legislature | ![]() |
1996 | Proposition 204 | $995 million | Environment; Water infrastructure | Legislature | ![]() |
1996 | Proposition 205 | $700 million | Jails | Legislature | ![]() |
1996 | Proposition 206 | $400 million | Veterans; Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
1998 | Proposition 1A | $9.2 billion | K-12 education; Higher education | Legislature | ![]() |
2000 | Proposition 12 | $2.1 billion | Environment; Water infrastructure | Legislature | ![]() |
2000 | Proposition 13 | $1.97 billion | Water infrastructure | Legislature | ![]() |
2000 | Proposition 14 | $350 million | Libraries | Legislature | ![]() |
2000 | Proposition 15 | $220 million | Crime labs | Legislature | ![]() |
2000 | Proposition 16 | $50 million | Veterans; Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
2000 | Proposition 32 | $500 million | Veterans; Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
2002 | Proposition 40 | $2.6 billion | Parks; Environment | Legislature | ![]() |
2002 | Proposition 41 | $200 million | Voting systems | Legislature | ![]() |
2002 | Proposition 46 | $2.1 billion | Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
2002 | Proposition 47 | $13.05 billion | K-12 education | Legislature | ![]() |
2002 | Proposition 50 | $3.44 billion | Water infrastructure | Initiative | ![]() |
2004 | Proposition 55 | $12.3 billion | K-12 education; Higher education | Legislature | ![]() |
2004 | Proposition 57 | $15 billion | Deficit | Legislature | ![]() |
2004 | Proposition 61 | $750 million | Hospitals | Initiative | ![]() |
2006 | Proposition 1B | $19.925 billion | Transport | Legislature | ![]() |
2006 | Proposition 1C | $2.85 billion | Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
2006 | Proposition 1D | $10.416 billion | K-12 education; Higher education | Legislature | ![]() |
2006 | Proposition 1E | $4.09 billion | Water infrastructure | Legislature | ![]() |
2006 | Proposition 81 | $600 million | Libraries | Legislature | ![]() |
2006 | Proposition 84 | $5.388 billion | Water infrastructure | Legislature | ![]() |
2008 | Proposition 10 | $5 billion | Energy | Initiative | ![]() |
2008 | Proposition 12 | $900 million | Veterans; Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
2008 | Proposition 1A | $9.95 billion | Transport | Legislature | ![]() |
2008 | Proposition 3 | $980 million | Hospitals | Initiative | ![]() |
2014 | Proposition 1 | $7.12 billion | Water infrastructure | Legislature | ![]() |
2014 | Proposition 41 | $600 million | Veterans; Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
2016 | Proposition 51 | $9 billion | K-12 education; Higher education | Initiative | ![]() |
2018 | Proposition 1 | $4 billion | Veterans; Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
2018 | Proposition 3 | $8.877 billion | Environment; Water infrastructure | Initiative | ![]() |
2018 | Proposition 4 | $1.5 billion | Hospitals | Initiative | ![]() |
2018 | Proposition 68 | $4 billion | Parks; Environment; Water infrastructure | Legislature | ![]() |
2020 | Proposition 13 | $15 billion | K-12 education; Higher education | Legislature | ![]() |
2020 | Proposition 14 | $5.5 billion | Stem cell research | Initiative | ![]() |
2024 | Proposition 1 | $6.38 billion | Healthcare; Veterans; Housing | Legislature | ![]() |
Bond debt in California
The Legislative Analyst's Office reported that California is repaying an estimated $80 billion in bonded debt and is authorized to sell an outstanding $35 billion in bonds. The state spends approximately $6 billion from the General Fund (3% of the total fund) each year to repay bonds. The office estimated that the cost to repay Proposition 2 would be an estimated $500 million annually for 35 years.[5]
Path to the ballot
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the California State Legislature to place a legislatively referred bond measure on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 54 votes in the California State Assembly and 27 votes in the California State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Bond measures do require the governor's signature.
This bond measure was introduced as Assembly Bill 247 (AB 247) on January 18, 2023. It passed the Assembly on May 25, 2023, by a vote of 66-0 with 14 absent. The Senate passed an amended version on July 3, 2024, by a vote of 34-3. The Assembly passed the amended version on July 3 by a vote of 72-1.[1]
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How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in California
Click "Show" to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in California.
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Poll timesAll polls in California are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[6] Registration
To vote in California, an individual must be a U.S. citizen and California resident. A voter must be at least 18 years of age on Election Day. Pre-registration is available at 16 years of age. Pre-registered voters are automatically registered to vote when they turn 18.[7] Automatic registrationCalifornia automatically registers eligible individuals to vote when they complete a driver's license, identification (ID) card, or change of address transaction through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Learn more by visiting this website. Online registration
California has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website. Same-day registrationCalifornia allows same-day voter registration. Californians must be registered to vote at least 15 days before Election Day. If the registration deadline has passed for an upcoming election, voters may visit a location designated by their county elections official during the 14 days prior to, and including Election Day to conditionally register to vote and vote a provisional ballot, which are counted once county election officials have completed the voter registration verification process. The state refers to this process as Same Day Voter Registration.[8][9] Residency requirementsTo register to vote in California, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible. Verification of citizenshipCalifornia's constitution requires that voters be U.S. citizens. When registering to vote, proof of citizenship is not required. Individuals who become U.S. citizens less than 15 days before an election must bring proof of citizenship to their county elections office to register to vote in that election.[8] Verifying your registrationThe secretary of state's My Voter Status website allows residents to check their voter registration status online. Voter ID requirementsCalifornia does not require voters to present identification before casting a ballot in most cases . However, some voters may be asked to show a form of identification when voting if they are voting for the first time after registering to vote by mail and did not provide a driver license number, California identification number, or the last four digits of their social security number.[10][11] The following list of accepted ID was current as of August 2024. Click here for the California Secretary of State page to ensure you have the most current information.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California State Legislature, "Assembly Bill 247," accessed June 5, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 California State Legislature, "Assembly Bill 247," accessed June 5, 2023
- ↑ Legislative Analyst's Office, "Overview of State Bond Debt," accessed July 24, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Cal-Access, "Proposition 2," accessed July 22, 2024 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "finance" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Legislative Analyst's Office, "Overview of State Bond Debt," accessed July 24, 2024
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Section 3: Polling Place Hours," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed August 13, 2024
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 California Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed August 13, 2024
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration)," accessed August 13, 2024
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "What to Bring to Your Polling Place," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, "Section 20107," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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