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California Proposition 174, School Voucher Program and Open Enrollment Initiative (1993)
California Proposition 174 | |
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Topic School choice policy |
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Status |
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Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 174 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1993. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported amending the state Constitution to:
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A “no” vote opposed amending the state Constitution to establish a state-funded scholarship program for school-aged children to attend scholarship-redeeming schools; create a process for public schools to become independent scholarship-redeeming schools; require school districts to allow parents to choose which public school their children attend within their district; and require a three-fourths (75%) vote of the legislature to change laws affecting private schools. |
Election results
California Proposition 174 |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
Yes | 1,561,514 | 30.44% | ||
3,567,833 | 69.56% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 174 was as follows:
“ | Education. Vouchers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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• Amends California Constitution to enable parents to choose a child's school by requiring State to provide a voucher for every school-age child equal to at least 50 percent of prior fiscal year per pupil spending for K-12 public schools. • Requires Legislature to establish procedures whereby public schools may become independent voucher-redeeming schools. Vouchers may be redeemed by such schools and by qualifying private schools. • Authorizes required academic testing. • Limits new regulation of private and voucher-redeeming schools. • Voucher expenditures and specified savings count toward education's existing constitutional minimum funding guarantee. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1993, at least 615,958 valid signatures were required.
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