California Proposition 174, School Voucher Program and Open Enrollment Initiative (1993)

California Proposition 174
Election date November 2, 1993
Topic School choice policy
Status Defeated
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

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: establish a state-funded scholarship program for school-aged children to attend scholarship-redeeming schools, including private and public 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.

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
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,561,514	30.44%
No		3,567,833	69.56%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 174 was as follows:

“

Education. Vouchers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

• 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.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

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.

See also

1993 Measures

• 1993 Measures
• School choice policy on the ballot
• 1993 legislative sessions

California

• California ballot measures
• California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1993)