California Proposition 1D, Education Facility Repairs and Upgrades Bond Measure (2006)
| California Proposition 1D | |
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| Election date November 7, 2006 | |
| Topic Bond issues and Education | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
California Proposition 1D was on the ballot as a bond issue in California on November 7, 2006. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to issue $10.416 billion in bonds for public school facility repairs and upgrades. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to issue $10.416 billion in bonds for public school facility repairs and upgrades. |
Election results
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California Proposition 1D |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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4,754,868 | 56.90% | ||
| No | 3,602,055 | 43.10% | ||
Measure design
Proposition 1D authorized the state to issue $10.416 billion in bonds for public school facility repairs and upgrades with revenues to be expended as follows:
- $7.33 billion for K-12 modernization, construction, charter school facilities, and joint-use projects;
- $3.1 billion for new construction and upgrades to community colleges, the University of California, and California State University.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1D was as follows:
| “ | Kindergarten-University. Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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This ten billion four hundred sixteen million dollar ($10,416,000,000) bond issue will provide needed funding to relieve public school overcrowding and to repair older schools. It will improve earthquake safety and fund vocational educational facilities in public schools. Bond funds must be spent according to strict accountability measures. Funds will also be used to repair and upgrade existing public college and university buildings and to build new classrooms to accommodate the growing student enrollment in the California Community Colleges, the University of California, and the California State University. Appropriates money from the General Fund to pay off bonds. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact
- See also: Fiscal impact statement
The fiscal estimate provided by the California Legislative Analyst's Office said:[1]
- "State costs of about $20.3 billion to pay off both the principal ($10.4 billion) and interest ($9.9 billion) on the bonds. Payments of about $680 million per year."
Support
Supporters
- Barbara Kerr, President, California Teachers Association[1]
- George T. Caplan, President, California Community College Board of Governors[1]
- Pamela T. Johnson, chair of the Coalition for Adequate School Housing[1]
Arguments
Official arguments
The following supporting arguments were presented in the official voter guide for Proposition 1D:[1]
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VOTE YES ON 1D: WE NEED TO INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION BECAUSE PROVIDING A QUALITY EDUCATION IS THE BEST THING WE CAN DO TO INVEST IN THEIR FUTURE 1D provides the funding to make our schools earthquake safe, reduce overcrowding, update our schools for the latest technology, build new facilities for vocational education, and build college labs that make the discoveries which fuel California’s economy. VOTE YES ON 1D: MAKE OUR SCHOOLS EARTHQUAKE SAFE Our children’s safety should be our top priority! The State Architect has determined that over 7,000 school buildings and many others on college campuses need structural upgrades to be earthquake safe. VOTE YES ON 1D: REDUCE OVERCROWDING IN OUR SCHOOLS Over a million students are trying to learn in schools with at least 75% more students than they were designed for. 1D will begin building enough schools so that our children can receive the quality education they deserve. PROP. 1D INVESTS IN:
Visit ReadForYourself.org for a list of 1D projects. 1D IS SUPPORTED BY BOTH GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER AND BY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR PHIL ANGELIDES. Leaders of both parties along with education and civic organizations all agree investing in our kids’ education is the most important thing we can do to invest in their future. VOTE YES ON 1D: NEW FACILITIES FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Many students need vocational training instead of college, but our schools do not have up-to-date facilities to provide it. 1D will enable schools to provide the career and technical training many students need to get jobs. VOTE YES ON 1D: STRICT ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS Every dollar must be strictly accounted for on a project by-project basis with independent state and local audits. Misuse of funds is a crime, punishable by imprisonment. VOTE YES ON 1D: FOR OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE California’s future cannot wait. The best way to grow our economy and create good-paying jobs is to make sure our schools, community colleges, and universities have the facilities to train our kids. 1D provides necessary funding to build the community college and university labs and facilities they need. Parents, teachers, and California’s leaders agree that we need 1D to provide a quality public education, to make our schoolchildren safer in the event of an earthquake, and to allow community colleges and universities to improve their facilities. YES ON 1D: PART OF A LONG-TERM PLAN TO REBUILD CALIFORNIA Proposition 1D is part of the Rebuild California Plan, which uses the taxes we’re already paying to build the roads, housing, schools, and water systems we need to sustain our economy and our quality of life for the long term. THE REBUILD CALIFORNIA PLAN: YES ON 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, AND 1E[2] |
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Opposition
Opponents
- William Saracino, member of the Editorial Board California Political Review[1]
- Thomas N. Hudson executive director of the California Taxpayer Protection Committee[1]
Arguments
Official arguments
The following opposing arguments were presented in the official voter guide for Proposition 1D:[1]
| “ | We Don’t Need More Education Spending Now
Proposition 1D is too big. Rather than limiting this bond measure to the essential needs of building new schools and rehabilitating older ones, this bond funds a variety of new, untested programs such as Career and Technical Education facilities, Overcrowding Relief Grants, seismic safety upgrades, energy efficiency incentives, small learning communities, and a medical education expansion with some new “telemedicine” program. We need to stick to the essentials and drop the fluff. Proposition 1D is short-sighted. Governor Schwarzenegger’s 10-year infrastructure plan gave the state a perfect opportunity to do some long-term planning. But what happened? We get another short-term bond proposal. Proposition 1D is only designed to fund the next two years of need. Even though many school districts are facing declining enrollment today, by the end of the decade enrollment in schools all over the state will begin growing again. How are schools supposed to plan if all they get are a series of short term fixes? Proposition 1D is more borrowing. Why do we have to incur more debt to build and modernize schools? We can expand year-round school and better utilize our existing school facilities. Why can’t we fund school construction on a pay-as-you-go basis? Proposition 1D is too costly. It is a $10.4 billion education bond. The interest costs will push the total cost of the bond well above $10.4 billion. Can we really afford this? While education is important, it is not the only priority we need to worry about. We need to deal with other problems including holding down California’s debt and borrowing. And, there are more important things to spend money on than new vocational education facilities, energy efficiency, and seismic safety upgrades. It’s about time we said No to more and more education spending. Vote NO on Proposition 1D.[2] |
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Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 1D on the ballot via Assembly Bill 127 of the 2005–2006 Regular Session (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2006).
| Votes in legislature to refer to ballot | ||
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| Chamber | Ayes | Noes |
| Assembly | 58 | 12 |
| Senate | 29 | 8 |
See also
External links
- Official 2006 General Election Voter guide
- PDF of the mailed November 7, 2006 voter guide for Proposition 1D
- Proposition 1D in the Smart Voter Guide (dead link)
- Analysis of Proposition 1D (dead link) from the Institute of Governmental Studies
- Guide to Proposition 1D from the California Voter Foundation
- Summary of donors to and against 1D from Cal-Access
- Donors for and against Proposition 1D from Follow The Money
- Official declaration of the November 7, 2006 ballot proposition election results
Footnotes
