California Proposition 88 (2006)
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California Proposition 88 was on the November 7, 2006 ballot in California as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure was designed to raise additional funds for education by imposing a $50 tax on real property parcels. The measure failed with 76% of the electorate voting against it. The largest contributor was the "Taxpayers for accountability and better schools" committee, a Pro committee, who raised $11,957,645. [1]
Objectives of the Proposal
Some of the objectives that the proposal had were
- Provide additional public school funding for kindergarten through grade 12.
- Funded by $50 tax on each real property parcel.
- Exempt certain elderly and disabled homeowners.
- Fund must be used for class size reduction, textbooks, school safety, Academic Success facility grants, and data system to evaluate educational program effectiveness.
- Provide for reimbursement to General Fund to offset anticipated decrease in income tax revenues due to increased deductions attributable to new parcel tax.
- Require school district audits, penalties for fund misuse.
- Revenue excluded from minimum education funding (Proposition 98) calculations. [2]
Text of the proposition
The text of the proposed law can be found here [3]
Arguments for the initiative
- Will provide textbooks and other materials for schools
- Gives local control to money
- Prop 88 is an investment in California's future
Main proponents: Reed Hastings, Past President California State Board of Education, Jack O'Connor, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arguments against the initiative
- California PTA does not endorse the measure
- Money is channeled through bureaucracies
- Issues a new property tax that opens the doors for more like it
Main opponents: Clifford Corigliano Sr. Teacher of the Year, 2003, Art Pedroza Member California and American Federations of Teachers, AFL-CIO [4]
Taxpayer perspective
Proposition 88 would create a new $50 tax on nearly every parcel of real property in California in order to boost education expenditures. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has urged a no vote on this proposal, because it would make an unprecedented end-run around the property-tax limits set by Proposition 13.
Campaign finance
Donors for the campaign for the measure:[5]
- TAXPAYERS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY & BETTER SCHOOLS: $11,957,645
- Total: $11,957,645
Donors for the campaign against the measure:
- CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE STATEWIDE PROPERTY TAX: $1,146,434
- CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ELECTIONS: $30,000
- Total: $1,176,434
- Overall Total: $13,134,080
External links
- Legislative analysis
- Analysis of League of Women Voters
- Editorial supporting the measure
- Editorial opposing the measure
References
- ↑ http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/ballot.phtml?si=20065&m=31
- ↑ http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/props/prop88/prop88.html
- ↑ http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/pdf/prop88_text.pdf
- ↑ http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/props/prop88/argue_rebutt88.html
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Donors"
