California $12 Billion Education Bond Measure (2022)
| California $12 Billion Education Bond Measure | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Bond issues and Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
The California $12 Billion Education Bond Measure was not on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred bond question in 2022.
The ballot measure would have issued $12 billion in general obligation bonds for K-12 and community college facilities.[1]
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- See also: Authorizing bonds in California
Section 1 of Article XVI of the California Constitution requires that general obligation bond issues of $300,000 or more be referred to voters for approval or rejection. The California State Legislature is required to pass bond acts by a two-thirds vote of all the members in both legislative chambers. The governor must also sign the bond act.
The bond act was introduced into the legislature as Assembly Bill 75 (AB 75) on December 7, 2020. On June 2, 2021, the California State Assembly voted 69-1 to pass the bond issue. The bond act did not receive a final vote by the June 30, 2022, deadline.[1]
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